GENDER RELATED BARRIERS AMONG HIV INFECTED INDIVIDUALS.

Late detection of HIV infection still remains serious problem for Georgia. During the last years prevalence and late detection of HIV infection is increasing among females and therefore, attempts to implement services adapted to female needs have significantly increased. It is essential to conduct research to create a basis for country's national response of HIV infection to become more gender sensitive.

Development of a training programme in disability assessment methidology based on international classification of functioning, disability and health (icf) for psychiatric disability claims in Georgia.

The new concept for social integration of people with disabilities pointed at the need to develop disability assessment methodology with the subsequent validization, based on modern approaches that conceptualise disability as arising from the interaction of a person's functional status with the physical, cultural and policy environments, therefore focussing on an individual's functional abilities. The academy of Swiss insurance medicine, ASIM, worked together with Georgian representatives to develop the principles of functional assessment and provide a method of applying these principles. As instrument for output specification the Mini ICF APP was selected, translated and back translated from German to Georgian.

Mental disorders of people with disability pension in Georgia.

Correct assessment due to mental diseases is rather important. WHO developed International Classification for Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and there are two approaches to its implementation - development of disease specific or generic core sets. In order to know which way to choose up to date information is needed on disorders that most frequently lead to disability in Georgia.

Personality type and coronary heart disease.

Significant health damage caused by cardio-vascular diseases and in particular coronary heart disease creates serious problems for clinicians, public health providers and authorities. Identification of risk-factors has got utmost importance for effective and efficient prevention. In addition to "conventional" risk-factors number of psychosocial factors attracts growing attention.