Healthcare in Georgia (country)

Healthcare in Georgia is provided by a universal health care system under which the state funds medical treatment in a mainly privatized system of medical facilities. In 2013, the enactment of a universal health care program triggered universal coverage of government-sponsored medical care of the population and improving access to health care services. Responsibility for purchasing publicly financed health services lies with the Social Service Agency (SSA).^[1]

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative^[2] finds that Georgia is fulfilling 76.3% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.^[3] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Georgia achieves 98.1% of what is expected based on its current income.^[4] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 86.8% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. ^[5] Georgia falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 44.0% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.^[6]