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Trainings on biosafety and Safe sample handling of COVID patients for Health Care Professionals in Georgia 11.02.2021

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On February 11, 2021, the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health carried out a workshop /training for the Center's Epidemiologists and Biosafety Specialists in order to train the front-line professionals from public health and hospital network in biosafety and technics of safety sample taking issues, who are involved in the fight against COVID-19.

 

The workshop was organized within the framework of the project "EU CBRN CoE Project 53 – on-site (on-job) trainings on biosafety and Safe sample handling of COVID patients for Health Care Professionals in Georgia" funded by the EU and the International Center for Science and Technology (ISTC).

 

The project aims to establish a safe sampling practice for public health and health care personnel working at COVID-19 in Georgia and to increase their knowledge of biosafety rules and principles, which will help to reduce the risks of contact with the patient and the infection of health care personnel.

 

The training will be held in 65 municipalities across Georgia and will be attended by 440-450 front-line health care professionals who are fighting against COVID-19.

 

These activities will start on February 20 and will last until April. Local public health centers are involved in facilitating the implementation of the workshop activities.