AGP Executive Report
Last update: 20 minutes agoHPV Prevention Push: Around 1,000 girls were vaccinated against HPV in Northern Kazakhstan, with officials stressing the vaccine is the only effective prevention against virus-linked cancers; this year’s campaign reports 503 girls getting dose one and 454 completing dose two, with no adverse reactions recorded. Public Health Alerts: East Kazakhstan logged 1 lab-confirmed tick-borne encephalitis case and 2 Lyme disease cases, while 2,155 people sought care after tick bites in endemic areas. Healthcare Infrastructure: Astana’s mayor told President Tokayev the capital is expanding social and medical capacity, including plans for new perinatal centers and a multidisciplinary hospital by 2028, alongside ongoing LRT rollout. Drug Access Reform: Kazakhstan is preparing major reforms to speed up medicine import approvals, aiming to let drugs already cleared by major regulators enter the market in as little as 15 days. Veterinary Trade Win: Kazakhstan received WOAH recognition for foot-and-mouth disease-free zones covering the whole country, a boost for livestock export prospects.
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