National Center for Disease Control

IntroductionNational Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC&a;PH) is designated as a central Agency for public health. The history of the institution takes its origin from 1937, when a Georgian Plague Station was established. After regaining independence the Georgian Plague Station was transformed into the Research Center for Especially Dangerous Pathogens in 1992 and following reform of the Sanitary Epidemiological System in 1995 it was legally established as National Center for Disease Control. Further major reorganizations took place in 2007 and 2010 by assuming functions of a medical statistics and public health department.Vision: Our Knowledge- for Health Services of the Population.Mission: Protectionand improvement of thehealthofGeorgianpopulation through scientific evidence based prevention, preparedness and timely response to the public health threats. Goal 1: Produce reliable information through monitoring,assessmentand analysis of the population’s health statusand environmental factorsGoal 2: Strengthen disease and public health risks prevention, surveillance, preparedness and response system Goal 3: Health promotion of the populationGoal 4: Advance public health andbio-medicine sciencefor evidence based public health policyGoal 5: Development and Maintenance of Institutional Capacity