Clinical Guidelines — Georgian National Standards

Georgia has issued 10 national clinical practice guidelines indexed here, each approved by formal ministerial order. Every guideline below has a full web page in English and Georgian with translated recommendations, evidence grades, summary tables and a link to the original Georgian PDF.

These are official Georgian government health standards. Healthcare facilities seeking accreditation are expected to demonstrate implementation of applicable guidelines. PHIG provides advisory support as part of its accreditation and capacity-building programmes.

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IPC Guideline

Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities

Standard and transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene, sterilisation, waste management and HAI surveillance for all Georgian healthcare facilities.

Order N01-268/o
IPC Guideline

Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Timing, duration, antibiotic selection by procedure type, dosing principles and AMR stewardship for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in Georgian facilities.

MOH Approved 2022
AMR

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance

National AMR surveillance framework: priority pathogens, EUCAST laboratory standards, WHONET reporting, facility stewardship requirements and WHO GLASS alignment.

Order MOH 8 23 00000337
AMR

AMR Surveillance Protocol — Terminology and Annexes

Official standardised IPC and AMR terminology definitions used across all Georgian national guidelines — ensuring consistent clinical and laboratory language.

Order N01-455/o Annex
Immunisation

Hepatitis B Vaccination in Adults

Indications, vaccine schedules, catch-up protocols, healthcare worker requirements, serological testing and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for hepatitis B.

National Immunisation Programme
Immunisation

Measles, Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome — Surveillance and Outbreak Control

Case definitions, laboratory confirmation, contact tracing, vaccination response and CRS investigation aligned with WHO European elimination targets.

Order N01-215/o
Immunisation

Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI)

Case detection, classification, causality assessment and reporting of vaccine adverse events — WHO-aligned system for pharmacovigilance and public trust.

Order N01-193/o
WASH

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in COVID-19 Settings

WASH and waste management requirements for Georgian healthcare facilities and community settings during SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Disinfection concentrations and waste protocols.

Order N01-89/o
WASH

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools

Minimum WASH infrastructure standards for Georgian schools: water supply ratios, toilet provision, hand hygiene stations, menstrual hygiene management and canteen safety.

Order N01-40/o
COVID-19

COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Rules

Official isolation periods for cases, quarantine for contacts, testing requirements, healthcare worker return-to-work criteria and facility reporting obligations.

Order N01-73/o

Complete document index

Each guideline links to the original official source on moh.gov.ge or gapince.org.ge. PHIG provides English titles and context for international readers.

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Documents in this section

DocumentIn one sentence
AMR Surveillance Protocol — Terminology and Annexes (Georgian)The annexes define the terms, case definitions and data elements used in national AMR surveillance, so that laboratories and hospitals across Georgia report in the same way.
COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Rules — GeorgiaThis guideline set the isolation rules for people with COVID-19 and the quarantine rules for their contacts in Georgia, including duration, conditions for ending isolation and special rules for health workers.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools — Georgian National GuidelineThis guideline sets minimum water, sanitation and hygiene standards for Georgian schools — drinking water, toilets, hand-washing facilities and hygiene education — to protect children’s health and support learning.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in COVID-19 Settings — Georgian National GuidelineThis guideline sets water, sanitation and hygiene requirements for healthcare and other facilities during COVID-19 — safe water, hand-washing stations, cleaning and disinfection, and safe management of waste.
Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) — Georgian National GuidelineThis guideline sets out how adverse events following immunisation are recognised, reported, investigated and classified, so that vaccine safety is monitored and public confidence in vaccination is protected.
Measles, Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome — Surveillance and Outbreak ControlThis guideline defines how suspected measles and rubella cases are identified, confirmed in the laboratory, reported and responded to, including surveillance for congenital rubella syndrome in newborns.
Hepatitis B Vaccination in Adults — Georgian National GuidelineThis guideline sets out which adults should be vaccinated against hepatitis B — including health workers — which schedules to use, how to check the response and what to do after an exposure such as a needlestick injury.
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance — Georgian National RecommendationThis guideline organises national surveillance of antimicrobial resistance: which bacteria are monitored, how laboratories test and report, and how the results feed back into antibiotic stewardship in hospitals.
Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities — Georgian National Clinical GuidelineThis national guideline sets out the basic infection prevention and control practices every healthcare facility in Georgia must apply: standard precautions for all patients, extra precautions for specific infections, hand hygiene, safe reprocessing of instruments and safe waste management.
Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis — Georgian National Clinical GuidelineSurgical antibiotic prophylaxis means giving the right antibiotic, at the right dose, at the right time — usually within 60 minutes before incision — and stopping it promptly.

How to use and cite this library

Each entry is a summary prepared by the Public Health Institute of Georgia, with a link to the official Georgian text on the Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) where one exists. The official text always prevails. Suggested citation: Public Health Institute of Georgia. [Page title]. Tbilisi: PHIG; 2026. Available from: [page address].