According to Zaza Lominadze, Chair of the Parliament’s Health Committee, the World Health Organization will soon declare Georgia a country free of hepatitis C.

As Lominadze said at a committee meeting, more than 80,000 people have been fully cured of hepatitis C. According to him, approximately 10,000 people who have been diagnosed with hepatitis C are not undergoing treatment.

The issue of the utilization of the hepatitis C program was highlighted during the review of the report on the implementation of the 2026 state budget for the first six months of the year.

“Approximately 10,000 people have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, but unfortunately, they are not coming forward and are not undergoing treatment. We should take this opportunity and especially appeal to primary healthcare doctors to ensure that these people are enrolled in the program. It is essential to bring these people into treatment - we need to emphasize their awareness and encourage them to participate in the program.

Perhaps very soon, the WHO will declare Georgia a country free of hepatitis C - we are talking about the gold standard. We know that more than 80,000 people have been completely cured of hepatitis C,” Zaza Lominadze said at the Health Committee meeting.