Kazakhstan plans to build five multidisciplinary children’s hospitals with a combined capacity of 1,000 beds. They will be located in Atyrau, Aktobe, Almaty, Shymkent and Kaskelen.
Each hospital will have 200 beds. The projects are intended to make specialised medical care more accessible to children near where they live and to develop regional healthcare infrastructure.
Deputy Minister of Health Timur Muratov discussed the hospital projects at a meeting with representatives of the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
A 500-bed national scientific children’s hospital is also being considered for Almaty. The deputy minister said the parties are exploring partnership opportunities.
The Ministry of Health and relevant government agencies are preparing the projects, including work on design documents and financing mechanisms. The participants agreed to continue preparing an investment programme and determine the next stages of its implementation.
The meeting also addressed the HOPE technical assistance project, which aims to improve the planning and organisation of healthcare in Kazakhstan. The children’s hospital network is being developed as part of the Head of State’s directives on modernising healthcare.
