The University of Georgia

Simon Gabritchidze
Invited Lecturer
Master
Department of Public Health and Health Care Administration
School of Health Sciences

Education

Tbilisi State Medical University - Preventive Medicine - Master - 1991-09-22 - 1997-07-14

Uinversity of Heidelberg - Faculty of Medicine - Master - 2002-01-10 - 2003-09-09

- - Master - 2008-09-01 - 2009-12-11

Publications

The Analysis of Recent Health Systems Reforms in Georgia: Future Implications of Mass Privatization and Increasing Role of Private Health Market - 2007

Evaluation of Cost-effectiveness of Universal Healthcare Program - 2016

“Health Economic Aspects of Diabetes Foot Complications: Results from Patients survey” - 2017

Impact of Modern Information Technologies on Healthcare Seeking Behavior - 2017

“Weak Primary Health Care – The Main Barrier in Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Georgia” - 2019

Why is Primary Health Care Priority all over the World and why it is neglected in Georgia - 2019

Conferences

7th International Medical Forum - 07-09-2016

Scientific Projects

- 2018

Courses

HELM2320-Introduction to Health and Healthcare Economics ( 2024/2025; 2025/2026; )

Simon is a medical doctor with postgraduate qualification in Community Health and Health Management (University Heidelberg, Germany) and Development Studies (International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands). He has academic background and expertise in the fields of health economics, health financing options for low and middle-income countries, economics of population health, public sector reforms, maternal and child health and etc. Simon has technical background and experience in project planning and management, financial and human resource management, evaluation and selection of project proposals for funding, evaluation of large-scale projects for international donor, advocacy at the central and regional levels. Mr. Gabritchidze has more than 2 decades working experience in various governmental and non-governmental, not for profit organizations and academic institutions.