Mariam Jishkariani: I don't see that treating him at Vivamedi is adequate - there are multi-profile centers abroad and Mikheil Saakashvili should be transferred there as soon as possible
"Treatment is not focused on diagnoses, therefore, the result is zero," said Mariam Jishkariani, head of the Empathy Center, after visiting the third President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, at Vivamedi clinic.
According to Maia Jishkariani, Mikheil Saakashvili is receiving only symptomatic treatment at Vivamedi.
"What is happening now and what was happening in penitentiaries is a symptomatic treatment; there is pathognomonic treatment, which means that we have to treat the diagnosis. Unfortunately, these diagnoses are due to the fact that the Penitentiary Service did not make a correct diagnosis in time and did not treat the person. Our diagnosis was released in December and the diagnosis has not changed, if not aggravated.
We have repeatedly stated that treatment and diagnosis were wrong. For example, a recommendation in December to conduct a brain MRT examination was conducted in May. Does this seem adequate to you? Neuromyography, which was recommended in December, was conducted in March. It is not considered adequate in medicine," said Mariam Jishkariani.
According to Mariam Jishkariani, Mikheil Saakashvili should be transferred to a multi-profile center abroad as soon as possible.
"As for treating him in this clinic [Vivamedi], I don't see it as adequate, because the prisoner has been staying in this clinic for days and the treatment is still symptomatic. The fact is one and the reality is that there is no result.
This is my personal opinion and let’s see how we agree with the experts. There are multidisciplinary centers abroad and I think Mikheil Saakashvili should be transferred there as soon as possible in order to get the right treatment. This refers to nutrition-rehabilitation therapy, which, unfortunately, has not been implemented in Georgia, and the hope that it will be implemented from now on is very small, and it also refers to neurology, which, unfortunately, is progressing," Mariam Jishkariani said.
