Kazakhstan is one of the global
leaders in primary health care, stated representatives of the World Health
Organization (WHO). The WHO said Kazakhstan has significantly improved its position
in the Global Health Security Index, with results that have doubled over the
past decade, surpassing those of European nations. The country has some of the
most advanced indicators for increasing life expectancy, experts noted.
“In Almaty, there’s a WHO Euro
region center for primary health care. And that’s like a hub for learning. It’s
a demonstration site in a sense that it demonstrates how PHC can be implemented
in action. And I know some delegations from Central Asia visited demonstration
site for learning and for exchange. I think Kazakhstan and our center can
further expand that experience to other countries in the region to do the
same,” said Suraya Dalil, director of the WHO Special Programme on Primary
Health Care.
“Our goal is to sign very soon
cooperation agreement between France and Kazakhstan in the field of health. At
the core of our partnership, this is the access of remote population in the
regions. Kazakhstan is a very large country. It would be more interesting to
monitor also the way you develop hospitals,” shared Jerome Weinbach, deputy
director of the EU and International Affairs Division at the French Ministry of
Health.
