Effective communicable disease control relies on efficient, high-quality disease surveillance. A well-functioning disease surveillance system provides information for planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of public health programs. The National Center for Disease Control and Medical Statistics of Georgia carries out surveillance on communicable and non-communicable diseases (including especially dangerous pathogens). The chain of notification and reporting of diseases in the country is established. All institutions and providers rendering health care services to the population must notify the local public health service whenever they diagnose, suspect, or even receive positive laboratory results. US DoD Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has started implementation of a project to improve surveillance systems (standardized and repeatable disease monitoring systems, mobile epidemiological response teams and secure transportation of infectious agents), improve communications and information technology (including electronic communicable disease reporting system), improve biosafety and physical security of central reference laboratories and the safe transportation of pathogens, and collaborate on establishing new national rules and regulations relating to BWPPP.