61 percent of Kazakh citizens trust academic medicine, which means that the majority of the country’s residents trust the services provided by local hospitals and clinics. Such were the results of the leading European study in the field of healthcare, conducted by an international pharmaceutical company. According to the survey, almost half of Kazakh citizens rely on scientific data when talking about health issues. Another trend that researchers have identified is telemedicine. Thus, two-thirds of the country’s residents with non-serious diseases prefer an online consultation to a personal visit to a doctor. This, experts say, speaks to the development of digital technologies in medicine. About 2,000 Kazakh citizens took part in the survey. They answered 43 questions in eight main areas. The large-scale international study was conducted in 15 countries, but Kazakhstan took part in it for the first time.
“The study had the task of seeing how the population is feeling, its well-being. To see how the population perceives the environment, in which it lives, the post-COVID era. The population in Kazakhstan evaluates highly the capabilities of digital technologies, such as online purchases, and the ability to receive prescriptions through a QR code. I would like to note that this is more than is done in Europe. This shows that we are very well developed in the digital sphere. Of course, the study will also be carried out in subsequent years, it is very interesting to see the progression,” said Arminas Macevicius, Regional Director, STADA CIS.
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