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Healthcare System and Problems of Medical Personnel in Georgia

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  • Koblianidze Tamar

    (Teaching University “Geomedi†, Georgia)

  • Kochlamazashvili Lela

    (Teaching University “Geomedi†, Georgia)

  • Chakhunashvili Tamar

    (Teaching University “Geomedi†, Georgia)

Abstract

Healthcare is a specific sector, being one of the largest and rapidly growing industries in theworld. Georgia spends for health care almost as much – 8-9% (total healthcare expenditures) fromits economy as advanced European countries. In the recent years the state subsidies allocated tohealth care sector have increased significantly. State expenses for health care grow every year inrelation with GDP but they are still much lower than average for 53 Western European, EuropeanUnion and European states. Significance of human resources is indeed great, in the strategic vision“Health 2030†developed by the Parliament of Georgia, the problem of medical professionals ismentioned as a very painful one; as well as lack of highly qualified human resources; unevengeographical distribution; lack of the nurses and general physicians; ration of numbers ofphysicians and nurses. The set of measures is provided to improve current situation in stages.

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  • Koblianidze Tamar & Kochlamazashvili Lela & Chakhunashvili Tamar, 2018. "Healthcare System and Problems of Medical Personnel in Georgia," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(1), pages 22-27, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xviii:y:2018:i:1:p:22-27
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    Keywords

    Health system; healthcare expenditures; human resources; medical personnel problems;
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    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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