In NKR, doctors in acute shortage will be paid 8.5 million tenge in relocation allowance

This was announced by the Akim of the North Kazakhstan region, Gauez Nurmukhambetov, answering journalists' questions during a press conference at the Central Communications Service in Astana.

In the North Kazakhstan region, special attention is paid to reducing the shortage of medical personnel. Doctors are provided with housing; the city provides for social payment for rental housing for 3 years. 50 grants have been allocated for residency training; 34 residents are currently studying. Arriving doctors are paid relocation allowance of up to 5 million tenge. Thanks to this, the shortage has been reduced by 2 times.

However, hospitals still have a shortage of specialists. According to the head of the region, a decision has been made to pay doctors in acutely shortage specialties relocation allowance of 8.5 million tenge.