HEALTHCARE DEVELOPMENT

Over the past 3 years, the region has built 5 medical institutions with a total cost of 296.3 million tenge in rural areas (3 outpatient clinics and 2 medical centers.

Capital expenditures of healthcare organizations in 2020 amounted to KZT 5,607. 1 million, including KZT 4,592. 1 million for the purchase of medical equipment and KZT 1,015. 0 million for the overhaul of healthcare facilities.

Within the framework of the" Employment Roadmap", 19 projects were implemented in the amount of 795.5 million tenge, including 19 projects for major repairs of 727.5 million tenge and 2 projects for current repairs of 67.9 million tenge.

According to the program "Auyl-El besigi" 1 project in the amount of 168.8 million tenge.

13 projects worth 66.7 million tenge were implemented through the regional budget.

From year to year, the equipment of medical institutions with innovative new-generation medical equipment is improving.

All this has led to the improvement of basic demographic indicators of the region over the last 3 years in the field (increased life expectancy of the population with 73,45 to 73.58 years, increased the birth rate by 3.1%, pandemic coronavirus covid-19 increased overall mortality rate of 28.2%).

Іn total, 16,746 medical workers work in medical institutions of the Aktobe region today: 3,235 doctors, 7,432 secondary medical workers, 2,542 junior medical workers, and 3,537 other workers. However, there is a shortage of doctors. To date, in order to eliminate the shortage of specialists, an application has been submitted to attract specialist doctors to rural districts of the NAO "West Kazakhstan Medical University named after M. Ospanov", and joint work is being conducted with the akim of the district. Graduates who graduated from the medical university in 2020 are employed in remote areas, villages, specialists are sent to rural settlements, special social assistance and incentives are paid. To date, funds have been allocated in the amount of 73.6 million tenge, to 49 doctors for 1.5 million tenge (each) for social support of medical and pharmaceutical workers sent to rural areas.

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a major strength test for the health system. Outpatient care has become more accessible, including to residents of rural regions. General practitioners and specialized specialists conducted a free examination and consulted each applicant, regardless of the status of insurance in the OSMS system.

In 2020, 19,786 employees were involved in the fight against coronavirus infection, who were paid -3,515 million tenge in a timely manner.

During the period of the pandemic, those who fell ill with the COVID - 375 coronavirus infection were paid one-time social benefits in the amount of 846.0 thousand tenge (2 million tenge to 363 medical workers, patients with coronavirus infection or viral pneumonia and 12 families of doctors who died from viral pneumonia, 10 million tenge each).

Despite all this, it should be noted that residents of the region have comments on the work of ambulance services in terms of rapid response to calls. This issue is under the control of the regional administration and all necessary measures to improve the work will be taken.