Health issues discussed in the Senate

Today, Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms Arken Utenov took part in the Government Hour on healthcare in the Senate.

As the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament Olga Perepechina noted, according to the conclusion of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, despite the achievement of the indicators of the results of the National Project by 100% and the implementation of measures by 89%, planned for 2021, the socio-economic effect and strategic indicators have been achieved by only 25% (2 out of 8 indicators have been achieved), and the main indicators of public health have negative dynamics.

The speaker announced that life expectancy has decreased, infant and maternal mortality have increased, the level of satisfaction of the population with the quality and availability of medical services was only 57.7%.

In addition, Vice Minister of Finance Tatyana Savelyeva, referring to the Agency's analytical data, stressed that despite the economic stimulus, there is no improvement in the quality of services, on the contrary, an increase in inefficient spending is noticeable, in this regard, further increase in financing may not give the expected results. "Agency gives specific recommendations that can solve these problems, consonant with the Ministry of Finance, but the Ministry of Health does not take into account these recommendations."

During the session, it was noted that solving problems in the field of healthcare is of great importance for the development of the human capital of Kazakh people.