The Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center is well regarded for its outstanding achievements in diagnostics, treatment and control of infectious diseases and has done pioneering work on AIDS and viral hepatitis, notably in research, treatment, prevention and control.

It has introduced universal coverage of antiretroviral treatment and services for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

All main most advanced and sophisticated methods on molecular diagnostics are implemented at the center.

Center provides excellence in patient care, medical education and biomedical research in the field of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.

Despite economic constraints, it has created a modern, comprehensive, evidence based surveillance system, generating epidemiological statistics, including data on molecular epidemiology, on HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Significant progress has been made in research of Acute/Recent HCV infection and characterizing new clinical forms of asymptomatic HCV infection.

The Center played a crucial role in the development of the national strategy on HIV/AIDS.

The Center has also contributed significantly to Georgia’s biomedical research capacity, with findings published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at various international forums.

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