The Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will launch a scientific study in several regions of Kazakhstan. The study plans to examine the impact of extreme heat on pregnant women and infants. This was announced during a meeting between Health Minister Akmaral Alnazarova and representatives of the fund. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
"The parties discussed conducting a joint study with UNFPA dedicated to studying the impact of extreme heat on the health of pregnant women and newborns. The study will focus on the hottest regions of the country – Kyzylorda, Turkistan, and Mangystau regions," the statement said.
The next area of partnership with UNFPA is the development of Youth Health Centers (YHCs), which are expected to introduce new approaches to providing remote psychological and reproductive assistance to adolescents, youth, and women living in rural areas.
"As part of the pilot, we propose creating regional telepsychology centers based on YHCs, providing remote consultations with qualified psychologists for rural youth, and forming mobile interdisciplinary teams to visit remote settlements," the head of the ministry noted.
According to Alnazarova, special attention should also be paid to crisis counseling on issues of violence, suicide risk, crisis pregnancy, reproductive losses, anxiety, and depressive states.
In addition, Kazakhstan plans to create platforms for the United Nations University and the School of Public Health, focusing on the impact of climate change on public health.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that over the past five years, funding for medical care for children in the republic has doubled, accounting for almost a quarter of the total budget of the entire industry.
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