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26 July, 2010
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Workshop "BUILDING HUMAN CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH IN HIV, TB AND HCV"
The Georgian Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, The Center of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Atlanta Emory University, New York State University and Johns Hopkins University organize US-Georgian joint workshop "BUILDING HUMAN CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH IN HIV, TB AND HCV" on July 27-28, 2010.
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23 April, 2010
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Discovery Helps Researchers Close In on HIV Vaccine
 American scientists are touting a major stride toward a vaccine that can ward off HIV, after finding two key proteins that neutralize . . .
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18 April, 2010
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The International Liver Congress
 The International Liver Congress 2010 – 45th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), Vienna, Austria, April 14 – 18, 2010 . . .
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23 May, 2009
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Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for 2009
The Executive Board of World Health Organization having considered the report of the Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Selection Panel, awarded the Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for 2009 to the Infectious Diseases, AIDSand Clinical Immunology Research Center (Georgia) for its outstanding contribu¬tion in research into and prevention, treatment and control of HIV/AIDS, and research into and control of communicable diseases. The laureate will receive US$ 85 000
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1 December, 2008
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| World AIDS Day . . . next |
10 June, 2008
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| High-level meeting on AIDS . . . next |
28 May, 2008
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| US-Georgia Workshop . . . next |
24 October, 2007
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| Within the frame of UN week the workshop ,,A Safer future - International Health Security in 21 st century” organized by the WHO country office was conducted on 24th of October . . . next |
21 May,
2007
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| Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has announced the 7th Call for Proposals . . . next |
1-8 December,
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| Week for Voluntary testing on HIV/AIDS will be held in
Georgian AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center |
1 December,
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| World AIDS Day . . . next |
29 November,
2006
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| Georgia traditionally is joining the World AIDS Day together
with other countries. Georgia has joined the World AIDS Day Campaign in 1996.
Annually December 1 is dedicated to special topic. “Stop AIDS, Keep the promise”
is the slogan of World AIDS Day Campaign in 2005-2006 . . . next |
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About us
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Georgian AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center is a main institution responsible for development, implementation and coordination of all activities against HIV/AIDS epidemic spread in Georgia. It is the governmental institution affiliated with Department of Pubic Health of the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs. The Center was established in 1989 on the bases of the AIDS and Clinical Immunology Republic center at the Hospital of Infectious Diseases in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since establishment the Center has been headed by Tengiz
Tsertsvadze.
AIDS Center was equipped with research and clinical laboratories performing diagnostic of HIV/AIDS and other Infectious Diseases, also modern high technology diagnostic and laboratory devices were developing. The main fields of work of Georgian AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center are as follows:
1984 – ELISA and Immunophenotyping of CD3, CD4, CD8 lymphocytes
1985 – Western blot
1995 – Qualitative PCR (Polimerase Chain Reaction)
1996 – Quantitative PCR (Polimerase Chain Reaction)
1999 – HIV and HCV Genotyping
2004 – HIV Genotypic resistance testing
The Center and its branch offices in various districts and regions of the country serves entire population of Georgia providing counseling, testing, monitoring and treatment of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C and other viral infections. In addition as the research institution the Center conducts different scientific investigations in the fields of HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis. Also the Georgian AIDS and Clinical Immunology Center coordinates all activities concerning of HIV/AIDS prevention in the country. It is responsible for education and HIV/AIDS risk reduction among high risk groups and general public, epidemiological surveillance and development and dissemination of various EIC materials.
Georgian AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center is a main institution responsible for development, implementation and coordination of all activities against HIV/AIDS epidemic spread in Georgia. It is the governmental institution affiliated with Department of Pubic Health of the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs. The Center was established in 1989 on the bases of the first HIV/AIDS Diagnostic Laboratory at the Hospital of Infectious Diseases in Tbilisi, Georgia. |
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