Medical trains continue to help people in Kazakhstan regions

ASTANA. February 22. KAZINFORM Medical trains "Densaulyk", "Zhardem", "Salamatty Kazakhstan" continue to render medical aid in the regions of Kazakhstan in accordance with the President's Address "Socio-Economic Modernization as Main Vector of Development of Kazakhstan", in which the main role is assigned to transport mobile medicine.

According to CEO of Railway Hospitals of Emergency Medicine JSC Serik Danbayev, technical opportunities of trains allow to conduct medical diagnostic activities, minor outpatient surgeries, hold on-line conferences, councils. Staff of trains consists of highly skilled health professionals of Railway Hospitals of Emergency Medicine JSC, Kazakhstan Ministry of Emergencies.

According to Danbayev, 8 392 people, including 1 972 children, were examined at 38 stations in Almaty, Akmola, West Kazakhstan regions. About 36 thousands diagnostic procedures and 61 minor outpatient surgeries were made. After a week of maintenance work, since 19 February all medical trains continued their work in the regions. The trains will travel 284 stations in total in 2012.