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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
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UK Health Agency Identifies Countries with High Consequence Infectious Disease Occurrence

UK Health Security Agency identifies 47 countries with high consequence infectious diseases posing significant public health risks. Enhanced screening protocols…

SAHPRA Enhances Medicine Safety Reporting Through Digital Training Initiative in Mpumalanga

SAHPRA conducted intensive digital training for Mpumalanga healthcare workers on electronic medicine and vaccine safety reporting systems. The two-day workshop…

South African regulator recalls Citro-Soda batches amid contamination fears

South Africa's drug regulator SAHPRA has announced an urgent recall of specific Citro-Soda Regular batches due to potential contamination at…

Unregulated Children’s Homes: Why UK Councils Are Spending Millions on Illegal Placements

UK councils are spending up to £2 million annually per child in unregistered children's homes despite a government ban, creating…

UK Health Security Agency Publishes £500+ Spending Records: What the Data Reveals

The UK Health Security Agency has released 2026 spending records on all government procurement transactions exceeding £500, providing transparency into…

Bolton Medical Recalls Relay Pro Thoracic Stent Grafts Over Deployment Failure Risk

Bolton Medical has recalled its Relay Pro thoracic stent graft system worldwide after reports of deployment failure that may force…

Why Patient-Centred Care Fails in Practice: Georgian Study Reveals the Hidden Barriers

Patient-centred care is endorsed in nearly every international policy framework and accreditation standard — yet its consistent realisation in daily…

UK tightens oversight of high-street health self-tests after BMJ finds safety gaps

The UK's medicines regulator is planning stricter oversight of high-street health self-tests following a BMJ investigation revealing that most manufacturers…

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