THE SOLE PROVIDER OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY SERVICES IN GEORGIA
Our hospitals business is the sole provider of pediatric oncology services in Georgia, offering support to children with various oncology disorders free of charge under the Government-subsidized program. In 2024, 576 patients with different types of cancer (solid tumors, leukemia, lymphomas, etc.) received the necessary treatment, and 85 patients received onco-hematology treatment.
MAKING HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE FOR THE ONES IN NEED
Our healthcare businesses dedicated significant resources to making healthcare services accessible to people in need. In 2024, the business carried out 24 different free screening programs for up to 27,113 patients. Such free-of-charge medical check-ups and screening programs include managing tuberculosis, cancer screenings, hepatitis C screening and antenatal programs. At our hospitals, specialists deliver free medical services, including examination and treatment of socially and economically disadvantaged groups of the population. During the year our hospital’s business spent up to GEL 1.8 million on providing free medical services to socially and economically disadvantaged groups. In cooperation with other healthcare institutions, the business also arranges free blood transfusions for inpatients. The hospitals business also continued to support Georgian Solidarity Fund beneficiaries with free medical services at our facilities.
In 2024, up to 813 beneficiaries received free medical check-ups at our facilities. The business also offered a 20% discount on all of our healthcare services to a charitable fund supporting children diagnosed with leukemia and cancer. As part of an ongoing project of joint social responsibility of our clinics business and Liberty Bank, pensioners and socially vulnerable people received discounts on dental services. Since its start in January 2020, the project benefited around 66,000 patients, who received around 411,000 discounted services.
Our clinics business launched the project “Healthy Club” in collaboration with Bank of Georgia (BoG). The program supports the healthy lifestyle initiative and offers up to 40% discounts on medical services to BoG’s loyalty program customers and BoG employees. A total of 200,000 services were provided by our clinics to over 64,000 Healthy Club members in 2024.
Mega Lab has made significant investments in employee development and well-being throughout the year. One of the key initiatives was sponsoring analysis services for Ukrainian employees, providing a 100% discount valued at approximately 5000 GEL annually. This support was aimed at ensuring that Ukrainian staff members had access to essential services at no cost, helping them feel more integrated and supported within the company.
SPECIALISED MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WASTE DISPOSAL AT OUR HEALTHCARE BUSINESSES
The hospitals business continues to promote its going paperless program. In this regard, the business has replaced several historically paper-based procedures with software-based programs and has launched “The Green Project” by placing special boxes at the business’s facilities for recycling paper waste. The money received from the sale of scrap paper collected through such boxes will be used for various social activities. The hospitals business’ annual consumption of paper stood at approximately 1,260 tons in 2024.
Our hospitals and clinics businesses’ medical waste management record-keeping standards remain in line with national legislative requirements. To further reduce risks and maintain regulatory compliance, the hospitals and clinics businesses regularly conduct internal training on waste management procedures. To prevent human or environmental harm, the clinics business collects and disposes of medical and biological waste through a specialized outsourced service.
The hospitals business is dedicated to looking at innovative ways of reducing medical and biological waste and taking advantage of best practices both in Georgia and internationally. To ensure the reliability of their contractors, the hospital’s business regularly examines monthly reports and imposes penalties if necessary. In total, the hospitals business generated 750 tons of medical waste in 2024, compared to 762 tons in 2023.