Healthcare

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Atyrau to build mental health center

ATYRAU. KAZINFORM «A 250-bed mental health center will be built in Atyrau», director of the Atyrau regional mental health center Yeldos Kdrsikhov said.

07.08.2022 15:17

Kazakhstan prioritizes coop with Israel in medical education – Azhar Giniyat

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Minister of Healthcare of Kazakhstan Azhar Giniyat held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to the State of Israel Satybaldy Burshakov, Kazinform reports citing the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

04.08.2022 17:35

Ministry of Healthcare prepares to tackle monkeypox

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Today at a press briefing in Nur-Sultan, Minister of Healthcare Azhar Giniyat informed about preparation of a monkeypox treatment protocol by Kazakhstani specialists, Kazinform reports.

04.08.2022 16:40

Kazakhstan extends additional QazVac, Pfizer vaccine purchases until yearend

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Three vaccines against COVID-19 are available in Kazakhstan, Kazinform correspondent reports.

03.08.2022 18:18

WHO Director-General Tedros arrives in Almaty

ALMATY. KAZINFORM - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, has arrived in the city of Almaty for an unofficial visit, Kazinform correspondent reports.

28.07.2022 12:05

Healthcare Ministry, Danish company to cooperate on diabetes and obesity treatment

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Healthcare and Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk agreed on cooperation in improvement of diabetes and obesity treatment, Kazinform reports.

15.07.2022 14:42

China approves new domestically developed ‘artificial heart’

TIANJIN. KAZINFORM - China's National Medical Products Administration has issued marketing approval for a China-developed «artificial heart» for severe heart failure, Xinhua reports.

15.07.2022 12:27

5 dormitories for healthcare workers to be built in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Five dormitories are to be built for healthcare workers in the Kazakh capital, head of the public health department of Nur-Sultan Timur Muratov said Friday, Kazinform correspondent reports.

14.07.2022 13:53

Tokayev alarmed by high maternal, infant mortality in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stressed Thursday safeguarding maternal and newborn health is one of the top priorities for the Government, Kazinform correspondent reports.

05.07.2022 12:32

Number of disabled people increasing in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Minister of Healthcare Azhar Giniyat expressed concern over the increasing number of disabled people in Kazakhstan.

01.07.2022 12:00

Stealth Omicron makes most COVID-19 cases in Kazakhstan, Health Ministry

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Stealth Omicron accounts for 80% of all coronavirus cases confirmed in Kazakhstan since the beginning of the year, Kazinform reports.

29.06.2022 16:41

Almaty allocates over 3,000 IVF quotas this year

ALMATY. KAZINFORM One of the services provided within the Compulsory Social Health Insurance is the in vitro fertilization (IVF). This year Almaty allocated 3,152 IVF quotas under the Ansagan sabi (A long-awaited baby) program, Kazinform reports.

19.06.2022 09:50

Kazakhstan marks Health Worker Day

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Health Worker Day is marked today in Kazakhstan, Kazinform reports.

16.06.2022 12:34

Over 150 Kazakhstanis treated for COVID-19

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 169 people in Kazakhstan are still treated for the coronavirus infection as of June 16, Kazinform cites the Telegram channel of the Interdepartmental commission preventing the spread of COVID-19.

14.06.2022 12:35

Kazakhstan’s pharmaceutical industry observes production ramp-up

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan’s pharmaceutical industry observes a 5% production ramp-up, Minister of Healthcare Azhar Giniyat said at the Government’s weekly meeting on Tuesday, Kazinform reports.

14.06.2022 09:22

153 people getting treatment for COVID-19 in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM 153 people are still being treated for the coronavirus infection in Kazakhstan as of June 14, Kazinform learned from the Ministry of Healthcare.

13.06.2022 16:39

Physician workforce shortage increasing in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan has been facing a physician workforce shortage for the past five years, a source at the Audits Committee said Monday, Kazinform reports.

13.06.2022 14:07

Kazakhstan, India keen to step up cooperation in healthcare

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan’s Minister of Healthcare Azhar Giniyat held talks with Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India Meenakshi Lekhi as part of the latter’s first visit to Nur-Sultan, Kazinform has learned from the press service of the ministry.

13.06.2022 09:19

157 Kazakhstanis still treated for COVID-19

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM 157 Kazakhstanis are still treated for the coronavirus infection as of June 13, 2022, Kazinform correspondent reports.

08.06.2022 07:11

Kazakhstan opens palliative care centre for children with disabilities

KARAGANDA. KAZINFORM A new palliative care centre for children with disabilities and cancer opened in Karaganda, Kazinform reports.