Georgia
Georgian students raise almost $100,000 for children with DMD in less than 2 days
The fundraising came amidst parents’ protests demanding access to new medication for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in Georgia.
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Georgia
Georgia’s DMD families and their uphill fight for treatment
Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease that causes rapid muscle loss — in Georgia, there is little state support for healthcare.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani national convicted in US of healthcare fraud
Renat Abramov, a dual-citizen of the US and Azerbaijan, pleaded guilty of conspiring to launder more than $8 million from Medicare fraud proceeds.
Georgia
Conditions for Russian activist imprisoned in Georgia reportedly tightened amid health concerns
Anastasia Zinovkina was sentenced in September 2025 and is held in the Rustavi women’s prison.
Armenia
Armenia adopts universal healthcare insurance
The insurance will be introduced gradually over the course of three years.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
‘I want to know what happened’ — Georgian protesters on the lingering effects of chemical exposure
Testimonies by Georgian protesters highlight their ongoing health impacts, as well as contradictions in the official account of the events.
Kabarda–Balkaria
Nalchik nurse sentenced to prison over accidental HIV, hepatitis infection of patients
Criminal prosecution of the sanatorium’s head and a doctor was terminated due to the statute of limitations.
