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Villages on ABL without Medical Assistance

April 14, 2015
 
Lado Bitchashvili, Shida Kartli

The working group of the Coalition for Rebuilding Trust visited three villages in Shida Kartli region. The Coalition members visited Arbo village alongside the occupation line, where they heard the problems of locals. Villagers complained about lack of medical service in the village. Locals have to travel to Gori to get medical assistance.

“Nobody pays attention to us. It is important that they brought medicines here. Many people in the village need medical assistance but could not afford to buy medicines; they cannot travel to Gori either because people have financial problems. It will be better if they pay more attention to us; we have endured so much tragedy here,” Asiat Gvaramadze from Arbo village said.

The Coalition members visited Zardiaantkari village too; people complained about lack of medical center in that village too.

“I have to travel to Gori to buy medicines. There is neither outpatient nor pharmacy in the village. I need medicines every day and if somebody gives medicines to us for free, we will be very grateful,” Zardiaantkari village resident Tsisana Taziashvili said.

Zardiaantkari village governor Shamil Tukhareli said they plan to open outpatient in the village this year.

“We have resolved drinking water and gasification problem in the village; this year we plan to open outpatient; we have already found relevant building for that,” Shamil Tukhareli said.

The Coalition members met population of Gugutiaantkari too. Locals said several families lost social allowance though their financial situation had not improved that could become ground for the social agency to suspend their social assistance.

Norwegian Helsinki Committee implements the project Coalition for Rebuilding Trust with financial support of the EU and Norwegian Helsinki Committee in South Caucasus. Human Rights Center together with its partner organization implements the project activities in Georgia.

Lawyer of Human Rights Center Irine Kasradze said journalists, students and civil activists participate in the project. She said the project aims to promote human rights defense and trust-building in the South Caucasus.

“Mostly socially indigent population lives in the villages. The main problem of these three villages is lack of medicines and medical outpatients. We plan to start advocacy with the Ministry of Healthcare to organize some humanitarian action there; we hope the pharmaceutical companies will also take part in it,” Irine Kasradze said.

The members of the Coalition for Rebuilding Trust intend to distribute medicines for free in the villages. 

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