Kazakhstan builds 1,263 health facilities since 2019, 51 more underway
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Kazakhstan has built 1,263 healthcare facilities since 2019, including major national centers in Astana and Almaty. Currently, 51 more facilities worth 108 billion tenge are under construction across the country. The modernization has already given over 1 million rural residents access to medical care near their homes.
Key Facts
- Since 2019, Kazakhstan has built 1,263 healthcare facilities, including the National Scientific Oncology Center in Astana and the National Scientific Center for Infectious Diseases with 350 beds in Almaty.
- Currently, 51 healthcare facilities with a total cost of 108 billion tenge are under construction, including 300-bed multidisciplinary hospitals in Kyzylorda and Ust-Kamenogorsk.
- By the end of 2025, all 655 planned primary healthcare facilities under the national project "Modernization of Rural Healthcare" were completed, giving over 1 million rural residents access to medical care near their homes.
- In 2023–2025 and the first half of 2026, 1,735 specialists were employed in rural medical organizations, including 722 doctors and 1,013 mid-level medical workers.
- 32 district hospitals are being modernized, 12 of which have already been fully renovated and equipped with modern medical equipment such as CT scanners and angiography systems.
National Infrastructure Expansion
Since 2019, Kazakhstan has built 1,263 healthcare facilities, including the National Scientific Oncology Center and the National Coordination Center for Emergency Medicine with 200 beds in Astana. The National Scientific Center for Infectious Diseases with 350 beds was also built in Almaty, along with new hospitals and polyclinics in the regions. Currently, 51 healthcare facilities with a total cost of 108 billion tenge are under construction across the country. These include 300-bed multidisciplinary hospitals in Kyzylorda and Ust-Kamenogorsk, as well as new polyclinics in the Örken and Nursaya microdistricts of Atyrau region, the village of Beskol in North Kazakhstan region, and Taldykorgan.
Rural Healthcare Modernization
By the end of 2025, all 655 planned primary healthcare facilities under the national project "Modernization of Rural Healthcare" were completed. This gave over 1 million rural residents the opportunity to receive medical care directly at their place of residence. The new facilities are equipped with telemedicine and physiotherapy rooms, pharmacy points, therapeutic exercise halls, and other necessary infrastructure. Additionally, 32 district hospitals are being modernized, 12 of which have already been fully renovated. The hospitals are being equipped with modern medical equipment, including CT scanners and angiography systems, which is especially important for heart attacks and strokes where care must be provided in the first hours.
Staffing and Specialist Recruitment
In 2023–2025 and the first half of 2026, 1,735 specialists were employed in rural medical organizations, including 722 doctors and 1,013 mid-level medical workers. During the same period, 624 doctors and 642 mid-level medical specialists were recruited to the 32 district hospitals undergoing modernization. The national project's staffing measures for rural healthcare have been fulfilled 100%.
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Kazakhstan builds 1,263 health facilities since 2019, 51 more underway
