Kabarda–Balkaria
Employees of Nalchik sanatorium accused of infecting patients with HIV and hepatitis C
Over 70 patients were infected with hepatitis, while five were infected with HIV.
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Azerbaijan
Detained Azerbaijani economist Ibadoghlu ‘denied’ treatment despite life-threatening condition
Detained economist Gubad Ibadoghlu’s family say that doctors in Azerbaijan have refused to treat his aortic aneurysm, despite him needing an emergency surgery. Ibadoghlu, who is under house arrest, has been unable to leave the country to receive treatment abroad. His family also claim that ‘many’ doctors have refused to treat him or to provide him with medication in Azerbaijan. His daughter, Zhala Bayramova, told OC Media that Ibadoghlu suffers from a serious aortic aneurysm, and has expe
Georgia
Georgian pharmaceutical companies fined for cartel price fixing
Several Georgian pharmaceutical companies have been fined almost $20 million for raising the prices of cancer drugs in a ‘concerted fashion to restrict competition’. On Friday, Georgia’s National Competition Agency fined four pharmaceutical companies — Aversi, Gepha, PSP, and Mermisi — for overcharging for medications used in cancer treatment provided by the state. The agency reported that the prices of medication sold by the companies ‘were found to coincide with an accuracy of 1 tetri’.
Chechnya
Allegations surface that doctor ‘disappeared’ after treating Kadyrov
A Russian Telegram channel has published an investigation alleging that Chechnya’s former health minister, Elkhan Suleymanov, had ‘disappeared’ after giving medical injections to Chechnya Head Ramzan Kadyrov. Suleymanov had formerly served as the republic’s deputy prime minister prior to his alleged disappearance in October 2022. VChK-OGPU, a Telegram channel that claims to conduct political investigations in Russia, on Sunday and Wednesday published reports on Suleymanov’s ‘disappearance
Achondroplasia
Achondroplasia added to diseases eligible for state support in Georgia following 19-day protest
Achondroplasia, a genetic bone growth disorder that causes dwarfism, has been added to the list of rare diseases eligible for state-funded treatment, after parents of children with the condition held a 19-day continuous protest outside the government chancellery. The amendment to the resolution on state healthcare programmes for 2023, adopted on 30 December 2022, was introduced on 22 May and signed by Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili. A group of parents of children with achondroplasia beg
Achondroplasia
Parents of children with rare genetic disorder protest lack of medicine
A group of parents of children with achondroplasia, a genetic bone growth disorder, have been protesting continuously in front of the Government Chancellery for the past five days to demand the state provide the medicine needed to treat their children. The parents, supported by members of several political parties and civil society groups, attempted to block the road near the government offices but were stopped by the police. On Sunday, the protesters marched along Rustaveli Avenue before re
Georgia
Georgian paramedics protest working conditions and pay
Paramedics and ambulance drivers have taken to the streets to protest deteriorating working conditions and inadequate pay. The protest took place in front of the Emergency Situations Coordination and Urgent Assistance Centre in Tbilisi on Tuesday, and was supported by the Medical Trade Union. The protesting emergency medical staff were demanding a 100% increase in their wages and the dismissal of managers at the Emergency Coordination Centre. This is the latest in a series of protests he
