Government approved draft 2011-2015 State Program on healthcare reforming

ASTANA. August 16. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ Draft State Program on healthcare reforming for 2011-2015 Salamatty Kazakhstan has been approved at the Government's session today.

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Presenting the document, Minister of Healthcare Zhaksylyk Doskaliyev said the program aimed at improvement of the people's health and formation of an efficient system of healthcare for ensuring socio-demographic development of the country. KZT 456 bln is envisaged in the budget for the program's implementation.

According to the Minister, the program will be realized in six directions: enhancing interdepartmental and inter-branch interaction on improvement of the population's health; activation of preventive measures and screening; improvement of sanitary-epidemiological service; improvement of organization, management and financing medical care within the Unified System of Healthcare; improvement of medical and pharmaceutical education, development and implementation of innovation technologies in medicine.

The program is to be submitted for the President's consideration today.