The International Congress of Scientific Research was held on November 5-7 at Sirte University (Turkey).

    Caucasus School of Medicine and Healthcare Management Professor, Doctor of Medicine Tengiz Verulava, delivered a speech at the Congress: "Family Support Policy in Georgia".

  Short summary:

 Family support policies in Georgia do not create the right conditions to address demographic problems. Only family financial assistance is available in Georgia and it also does not meet the standards of EU countries.

   Georgia does not apply for family financial assistance measures such as: one-time financial assistance related to the birth of a child, assistance in covering the costs related to child care and tax benefits.

  Considering the limited state budget, to efficiently use the funds, it is advisable for the state to develop a targeted state program to help improve the demographic situation, targeting low- and middle-income families and spreading throughout the country, it should be a common standard for the whole country as a minimum basic package.

 Individual regions or districts should be allowed to add non-essential services to this core package and increase funding.

  The paper was published in the Proceedings of Congress, see the link.