Visit of the head of the WHO Regional Office for Europe to the Patriarchate of Georgiatranslated

The Patriarchate of Georgia was visited on Friday, October 30, 2026, by the head of the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Hans Kluge, who is a candidate for the position of Director-General of the Organization. Mr. Kluge is in Tbilisi on an official visit, which is part of his election campaign. The meeting was attended by Bishop of Tsalka Mr. Grigorios (Katsia), Archpriest Michael Botkoveli, Archpriest Andreas Tzagmaitze, head of the Public Relations Service of the Patriarchate, Archpriest Arcil Hatsitze, deputy director of the Department of External Affairs, as well as Archimandrite Adam (Achalatze), Rector of the University of the Patriarchate of Georgia "Saint Queen Tamara".

During the meeting, Dr. Hans Kluge presented to the representatives of the Church his vision and the main axes of his planning, as reflected in his pre-election platform, with special reference to the perspectives and challenges for the development of the global health system.

For their part, the representatives of the Patriarchate thanked the distinguished visitor...