The leaders of practical healthcare in Kazakhstan wrote an open letter in which they outlined the acute problems of the existing system of medical care for citizens and proposed measures to improve it. They believe that the moment has come for extraordinary decisions and rational investments. Standard.kz publishes an appeal from doctors.

Declaration of Efficient and Affordable Health Care
From the leaders of practical healthcare in Kazakhstan

We, practitioners, healthcare organizers, medical scientists, representatives of public associations and business communities in the field of healthcare, express our deep concern about the current state of affairs in the country's healthcare.

The result of numerous reforms, adopted for many years in the absence of a long-term vision for the development of the industry and without real discussion with representatives of practical healthcare and the public, was the loss of public confidence due to inefficient management, high levels of corruption, demoralization and staff turnover in healthcare.

A good example is the National Project "Quality and Affordable Health Care for Every Citizen" Healthy Nation ". Adopted only six months ago, this strategic document already requires a serious revision regarding investments in the construction of hospitals, the role of the Compulsory Social Health Insurance Fund (MSHIF) and the decentralization of the guaranteed volume of free The selected priorities in the field of promoting a healthy lifestyle, as well as many other tasks and planned activities, do not stand up to serious criticism.