AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoChild Nutrition Policy: Kazakhstan’s Health Ministry is drafting rules to curb ads for fast food and sugary, salty, and high-fat products aimed at children, including TV, radio, social media and billboards—no full product ban, but limits on promotion to minors. The push follows concerns that 23% of kids aged 6–9 are overweight, 6% obese, and 17.5% of teens drink energy drinks weekly. Transplant Care: East Kazakhstan reported two major organ-donation cases, with heart/liver and then heart, liver, lung and kidneys transplanted to patients from the unified waiting list, sent to centers in Astana and Almaty. Healthcare Costs Watch: A European review estimates Parkinson’s disease costs €22.8B in 2019, driven by longer lifespans and better diagnostics, with direct, informal and indirect burdens on patients and caregivers. Regional Health Diplomacy: BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi will include health resilience on the agenda alongside food, energy and disaster reduction. Local Governance & Investment: President Tokayev was briefed on Samruk-Kazyna’s 2026 investment plan (3.2T tenge) including healthcare and social projects like disability centers and inclusion classrooms.
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