A Wounded Warrior Rehabilitation Center named after Georgian national heroine Maro Makashvili has been opened in the village of Tserovani.
The state-of-the-art facility is equipped with ultramodern rehabilitation and medical equipment, which will considerably improve wounded military men's physical and psychological state, according to the Ministry of Defense of Georgia. As per the body, the modern facility lives up to the expectations and requirements of wounded soldiers.
The new center was opened by Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Chairman of the Parliament Archil Talakvadze and Acting Ambassador of the United States to Georgia Elizabeth Rudd.
Prime Minister elaborated upon the initiative aiming to make January 27 the day of wounded and injured military men.
Gen. Jeffrey L. Milhorn, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Army Europe Brigadier General Ronald T. Stephens focused on the US-Georgia relations and the significance of the center.
After delivering speeches and cutting the red tape, the guests inspected the infrastructure of the building.
The rehab facility has been built in cooperation with the U.S., according to the Ministry of Defense.
The U.S. Embassy in Georgia has published the corresponding statement on the recently opened center on its website.
"The new center will provide purposeful, meaningful activities and services in order to restore a sense of self-worth and the feeling of being a productive member of society. The U.S. government provided a $4.2M grant for the creation of the new rehabilitation center which is over 2,000 square meters large containing spaces for physical and aqua therapy as well as dedicated areas for psychological treatment. The Wounded Warrior Program currently serves 230 Georgian and 139 Ukrainian soldiers and their families. The U.S. is proud to assist Georgia in caring for its injured soldiers who advance peace and security at home and abroad," the statement reads.
