Kazakhstan has introduced fast-track registration for medicines from countries with high quality-control standards, reducing the process from two years to 15 working days.
Kazakhstan has recorded 1,075,450 acute respiratory infection cases since the start of the epidemic season. By October 30, 1,670,447 people had received a flu vaccine.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has backed Kazakhstan's decision to raise salaries for primary healthcare workers in district services. The increase concerns 77,000 medical workers.
Kazakhstan plans to expand early kidney disease detection and improve dialysis care. More than 40,000 people with chronic kidney disease are currently under medical supervision.
Over the past 12 months, 83.9% of adults in Spain visited a primary care doctor and 57.4% consulted a hospital specialist. Public hospital inpatient care received positive ratings from 88.3% of patients.
Pakistan’s sub-national polio vaccination campaign will run from 2 to 8 November. First Lady Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari urged parents and caregivers to ensure every child under five receives polio drops.
A new Telegram bot in Kazakhstan helps people with disabilities choose a sport and find a local club. Users can also contact a sports organisation and locate its school.
Kazakhstan’s Health Ministry says demand adjustments prevented excessive medicine purchases worth 15.8 billion tenge in Almaty. Minister Akmaral Alnazarova called for transparent procurement and a review of complaints about delayed medicine distribution.
A new center in Ust-Kamenogorsk will provide diagnosis and treatment for complex blood disorders, including bone marrow transplants. The medical complex covers more than 38,000 square meters.
A total of 183,896 organ transplants were performed in 96 countries in 2025, up 4% from the previous year. Spain ranked first worldwide for kidney and lung transplants.
Since the start of 2026, psychological support centers across Kazakhstan have assisted more than 33,000 people. They have also held over 25,000 prevention and professional development events.
A nine-day-old baby underwent complex heart surgery at the Scientific and Clinical Center for Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology in Taraz. Congenital heart defects are diagnosed in 200–250 children in Zhambyl Region each year.
Brazil’s Senate is reviewing a bill to establish a statute for people with obesity. It also calls for research support and campaigns against prejudice.
A specialized dental unit has opened at Almaty City Clinical Hospital No. 5 for children with special needs. More than 100 patients have received dental care under general anesthesia since it began operating.
Japan will establish university-based education hubs to train doctors with broad clinical skills suited to local needs. The programme will strengthen comprehensive care at university hospitals and expand long-term clinical placements in regional communities.
Daily smoking among people aged 15 and over in Spain has fallen to 15.4%, the lowest level on record. The survey also found increases in alcohol consumption and depressive symptoms.
Spain’s Interterritorial Council of the National Health System has approved eight proposals to allocate €72,086,777. The funding will go to regional authorities and relevant public bodies.
Spain’s Interterritorial Council of the National Health System has approved common access criteria for proton therapy. Equipment is due to come online in stages from the first quarter of 2027.
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