“My son Giorgi was born with a complex heart disease. He received three surgeries and they were all successful. I am thankful to everyone, they saved my baby’s life.” Tamar, mother of two For second-time mother Tamar, the benefits of RVF’s … Read More
The Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation (RVF), in cooperation with the Georgian Ministry of Labor, Health & Social Development (MLHSD) and with the support of the US Department of State, launched a pilot program to screen all newborns in the Georgian capital of … Read More
In April 2006, the late Maestro Rostropovich was named Special Representative of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The Foundation supports HIV/AIDS programs in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, to prevent the vertical transmission of HIV from mother to … Read More
In 2009 the Ministry of Labour, Health, and Social Affairs of Georgia and the National Center for Disease Control requested the assistance of the Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation in establishing a hepatitis B catch-up vaccination program for at-risk healthcare workers, medical students, … Read More
The Foundation’s routine measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination program is now fully financed by the Georgian Ministry of Health (MOH). Routine vaccination program targeted all children aged 12 months to 6 years – approximately 50,000 children every year. The … Read More
In 2009 the Minister of Labour, Health, and Social Affairs of Georgia, Alexander Kvitashvili, and the head of the National Center for Disease Control, Dr. Paata Imnadze, requested the assistance of the Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation (RVF) in establishing a hepatitis B … Read More
Screening Newborns for Congenital Hypothyroidism in Georgia In April 2007 the Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation launched a nationwide newborn-screening project to detect congenital hypothyroidism (TSH) in Georgia. The aim of the project is to prevent mental retardation and growth failure caused by … Read More
RVF’s HIV screening programs benefited over 370,000 women and infants and are now being fully sustained by the local Ministries of Health. The program described below continues to be carried out without RVF’s direct involvement. Program Highlights: Goal: To protect … Read More
RVF’s Hepatitis B screening programs benefited over 550,000 women and infants and are now being fully sustained by the local Ministries of Health. The program described below continues to be carried out without RVF’s direct involvement. Goal: to protect newborns … Read More