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On October 2 The National Center
for Disease Control and Public Health hosted special guests - Prof. Dr. med.
Tomas Löscher, Emeritus
Director of the Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the Ludwig
Maximilian University (Munich, Germany), a member of the German
Immunization Commission (STIKO), country representative for Infectious Disease Control at
WHO, Prof. Dr. med. Peter Winkler, Emeritus Head of the Department of
Neurosurgery at the Salzburg University Hospital (Austria), Board member of the
Salzburg University Clinics and Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. George
Grigolia, Ludwig
Maximilian University of Munich (Germany), Head of the Board of the Deutsche
Diagnostics Directorate, Honorary Doctor of Tbilisi State Medical University.
During the meeting Director General
of the Center Professor Amiran Gamkrelidze introduced the role of the NCDC in the country's healthcare
system, it’s strategic
directions, response
to the COVID-19 pandemic, and discussed the ongoing vaccination against
COVID-19. At the end of the meeting, the guests discussed the possibilities of future
scientific cooperation and the development of research directions.