In next two years, 37 medical facilities be built in region

Today, at a Government meeting chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov, Akim of the Atyrau region Serik Shapkenov made a report on increasing the availability of first healthcare, the Press Service of the Akim of the region reports.

As part of the national project “Modernization of Rural Health Care,” 18 healthcare facilities are planned to be built in the region. Three of them will be put into operation by the end of the year. Construction of the remaining 15 facilities will begin in 2024.

“In addition, the construction of 19 facilities is planned at the expense of the local budget, 12 of which will be built by the end of this year. Construction of five facilities will begin in 2024. In order to speed up the construction in the Orken and Nursaya microdistricts of two clinics for 250 visits per day, planned from the republican budget, we have provided local funds and have already begun construction work. This year, 4.7 billion tenge was allocated from the local budget for the purchase of medical equipment. This will allow us to achieve a level of medical equipment up to 93.5%. At the end of the first half of this year, 406 complaints were received, of which 74 were justified, 73 were partially justified, and 259 were considered unfounded. Work is underway to eliminate and prevent these shortcomings. Measures to improve access to health care and improve its quality will continue. “I took this issue under my control,” S. Shapkenov said.

In the Atyrau region this year, 39 ambulances were purchased at the expense of the local budget, which will be delivered in December.

As of September 1, 2023, the number of uninsured citizens in the region is 74,876 people. This is 17.6% less than last year.

To provide the region with outpatient medicines in 2023, 5.6 billion tenge was allocated from the republican budget. In addition, 301 million tenge was allocated from the local budget, 108 patients were provided with medicines.

At the beginning of the year, the personnel shortage in the region was 185 specialists; today 102 are employed. In order to resolve this issue, comprehensive measures have been taken from the local budget since 2023 to provide specialists arriving in the region.

In order to resolve complaints in medical organizations, a 24-hour call center 1309 was launched, and the work of a situation center was organized.