Our model in action
Georgia is where the ASF approach was built and proven. ASF works alongside the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG) — an independent national institute and our implementation partner. The two organisations are distinct: ASF is the international accreditation body headquartered in Paris; PHIG is the Georgian institute that anchors the programme nationally and serves as the official representative of Accreditation Canada in Georgia.
The programme in numbers
- 50+ facilities entered structured accreditation processes
- First ASF certificates awarded to the pioneering cohort of Georgian institutions
- 29 facilities supported on the path to international accreditation
- 9 facilities achieved international accreditation to date
What the Georgia programme delivers
- Accreditation of healthcare facilities — including laboratories, diagnostic centres and specialised clinical services
- Continuing medical education (CME) and training via the ASF Academy
- A public register of accredited facilities and online certificate verification
Georgia demonstrates how external evaluation, education and local capacity building reinforce each other — and the same model now opens to other countries in transition through the new ASF system. Georgian-language programme information: accreditation.ge