Two small-grant projects focused on medical volunteering, “Silver Doctors – Care and Experience” and “Jurekke Shipa: білім мен ізгілік көпірі,” have ended in Kazakhstan. They were commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan and organised by the Non-Profit Joint-Stock Company Center for Support of Civil Initiatives.
In Almaty Region, the “Silver Doctors – Care and Experience” project brought together 22 experienced senior doctors. It aimed to improve access to qualified medical care for people in remote communities.
The doctors received special volunteer bags equipped with basic diagnostic tools. More than 500 rural residents received free medical care through the initiative.
