In 2024, Kazakhstan will review
the results of the Modernization of Rural Healthcare national project, which
aims to commission 655 medical and paramedic stations, as well as outpatient
clinics, in rural areas. Around 100 of these were put into operation last year,
with the remaining facilities expected to be commissioned by year-end. Work is
also ongoing to upgrade 32 central district hospitals. The development and
finalization of design and estimate documentation, along with obtaining state
expert conclusions, have been fully completed. Attention is also being given to
the shortage of qualified doctors in rural areas. Last year, more than half of
the previously existing deficit was covered, and this effort will continue this
year. Overall, 60 billion tenge has been allocated for the project’s
implementation.
«We have identified a list of
medical specialists who graduated this year and will be employed in rural
areas. Local authorities should enhance monitoring of the supply of young
professionals and provide social support measures from local budgets to attract
personnel to villages. The work on the implementation of the national project
continues and is under special control of the ministry,» Kazakh Health Minister
Akmaral Alnazarova said.
