On July 2 - 4, 2013 National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC&PH) of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia  in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s International Panel of  Scientific Experts (POE) will organize International Technical Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance: Antimicrobal Resistance (AMR) Developing and Understanding of Occurrence and Prevention In the Changing World of Science and Technology”. The slogan of the Workshop is “The Common Language Is Science”.

The opening ceremony (at 10:00 am) was held on July 2 in the Conference Hall of Tbilisi State Medical University. USA Ambassador in Georgia, Mr. Richard Norland, Minister of Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, Mr. David Sergeenko, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Ms. Ketevan Natriashvili , Director of National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia, Mr. Amiran Gamkrelidze, Rector of Tbilisi State Medical University, Mr. Zurab Vadachkoria as well as experts of leading universities  from the USA, Norway, Great Britain, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Bulgaria  participated in the opening ceremony of the Workshop.

The technical workshop objective is to understand the problem of Antimicrobal Resistance in Georgia with a goal of shaping a robust research program to elucidate strategies to mitigate the health threat.  The program will highlight presentations from Georgian scientists and international experts, sharing experience and lessons learned from current state-of-the-art investigations into scientific question(s) that surround this expanding health security problem.  The workshop will focus on identifying competitive research projects reflecting the needs of Georgian science in support of public and animal health for the region.  The discussion will establish and review a set of objectives for each project area identified and the scientific hypothesis being addressed.  It will include an assessment of the relevant technology and expertise to deliver the project goals with the aim of relevance to the Georgian situation.  The international team will work together to discuss a broad range of topics, from the role of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in nature to new approaches to dealing with the threat of the growing resistance problem.

During the workshop the priorities and scientific projects on Antimicrobial Resistance problem in Georgia were highlighted, which would help the biomedical sciences and laboratory works to develop in Georgia and positively influence the health of the population. 

The second and the third sessions of International Technical Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance will be held on July 3-4, 2013 in the Conference Hall of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health.