AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWhooping Cough Alert: Kazakhstan’s eastern region is seeing a whooping cough spike, with 32 lab-confirmed cases as of July 29—mostly in Oskemen—and 30 of the children affected unvaccinated, pushing health officials to stress immunization for kids under 14. Heat-Health Warning: Rising temperatures are increasingly stressing Kazakhstan’s public health, with experts calling for a national Heat-Health Action Plan as emergency-treated arterial hypertension cases rose 26% in June vs last year. One Health Media Training: CAREC is opening applications for Central Asian journalists to train on the One Health approach and cover a regional conference in Bishkek (Sept 14–15), with an online training session on Sept 10. Organ Transplant Demand: Kazakhstan continues to work on organ donation awareness as thousands still wait for life-saving transplants, highlighting the gap between need and supply. Energy Infrastructure Risk: CPC halted oil loading after drone attacks near Novorossiysk, suspending exports from the route Kazakhstan uses—no casualties or oil spill reported, but operations were paused. Digital Health & Trust: Kazakhstan’s fast-growing DPI ecosystem is being positioned as a foundation for unified digital trust infrastructure, including eGov services and biometric digital IDs.
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