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Kazakh PM gives Health Ministry three months to finalize major pharmaceutical investment deals
Tengrinews.kz – Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has announced significant changes to Kazakhstan’s medicine procurement system and set a three-month
02 December 2025
Healthcare Minister comments on antiviral drug shortage in Astana
Tengrinews.kz – More than 60,000 units of antiviral medication were delivered to pharmacies in Astana yesterday, Health Minister Akmarl Alnazarova
20 November 2025
Mass shift to remote learning in Kazakhstan: more regions join as ARVI cases surge
Tengrinews.kz – Seven regions across Kazakhstan have partially moved schoolchildren to remote learning amid a spike in acute respiratory infections
19 November 2025
Hong Kong flu: why this season feels more severe and when to take antivirals
Tengrinews.kz – Since early September, Kazakhstan has confirmed 590 flu cases, most of them caused by influenza A (H3N2), known as the Hong
19 November 2025
Hong Kong flu spreading in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Healthcare issues new recommendations
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan’s Minister of Healthcare, Akmaral Alnazarova, has advised citizens to limit visits to places with large crowds—especially
19 November 2025
Hong Kong flu in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Healthcare reports increase in ARVI cases
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s Minister of Healthcare Akmaral Alnazarova reported on the epidemiological situation regarding ARVI and influenza,
19 November 2025
“Problematic situation”: Vaccine refusals on the rise in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – More than 20,000 Kazakh citizens officially refused vaccination in 2025, according to Sarchat Beisenova, Chair of the Committee
12 November 2025
AI to check prescriptions in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan is set to use artificial intelligence (AI) for predicting medication needs and detecting counterfeit prescriptions,
11 November 2025
Kazakhstanis will be able to report overpriced medicines
Tengrinews.kz – The press service of the Ministry of Healthcare has explained how Kazakhstanis can now report overpriced medicines.
11 November 2025
Police conduct mass inspections of pharmacies in Almaty
Tengrinews.kz – Law enforcement officers in Almaty are identifying pharmacies selling narcotic and psychotropic drugs without prescriptions,
10 October 2025
Kazakh women begin receiving free contraceptives
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakh women have started receiving free contraceptives, Minister of Healthcare Akmaral Alnazarova announced.
07 October 2025
Autism and paracetamol: Kazakh researcher responds to Trump’s claim
Tengrinews.kz – Donald Trump’s recent remarks about a possible link between taking Tylenol (paracetamol) during pregnancy and autism in children
23 September 2025
Almaty residents complain about aspirin shortage in pharmacies
Tengrinews.kz – Residents of Almaty have complained about the lack of aspirin in the city’s pharmacies.
10 September 2025
Nurses from Almaty saved the life of a passenger on an international flight
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakh nurses helped save the life of a passenger on a flight from Almaty to Kazan, according to the Ministry of Healthcare's
03 September 2025
Medicines and health insurance: Tokayev gave instructions to Healthcare Minister
Tengrinews.kz – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Minister of Healthcare Akmaral Alnazarova, according to Akorda.
25 August 2025
Scientists discover cure for Alzheimer’s disease and a way to restore memory – Nature
Tengrinews.kz – Harvard scientists have discovered a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and were able to restore already lost memories in some
11 August 2025
Nearly 100-percent effective HIV vaccine has been developed in US
Tengrinews.kz – A vaccine against HIV, claimed to be 100% effective, has been approved in the United States. Scientists in the media are calling
31 July 2025
Tokayev orders tougher penalties for attacks on medical workers
Tengrinews.kz – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has ordered tougher penalties for attacks involving physical force and acts of cruelty against
24 July 2025
Ministry of Healthcare named the most popular medicines in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – The Ministry of Healthcare of Kazakhstan has named the best-selling medicines in the country, citing the ministry’s press service.
21 July 2025
Changes in MSHI: Tokayev signed a new law
Tengrinews.kz – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed the law “On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic
15 July 2025