In January-September of this year, more than 8 million screening tests were conducted in primary health care organizations. As a result, more than 150,000 people were taken under medical supervision, the Ministry of Health reports. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the National Scientific Center for Health Development, 1.74 million people underwent screening for glaucoma in January-September of this year. About 4,600 of them were taken under medical supervision.
Screening for diabetes mellitus covered 1.66 million people, of whom about 30,700 were taken under medical supervision. To detect arterial hypertension and ischemic heart disease, 1.47 million people were examined. Of these, 97,000 were referred for medical supervision, the ministry says.
281,000 people underwent screening for early detection of cerebrovascular disorders. Of these, 14,200 were taken under medical supervision.
Another important area of the screening program is the early detection of oncological diseases. More than 1.09 million women were examined for breast cancer, and 777,191 women for cervical cancer. Screening for colorectal cancer covered 1.35 million people.
As a result of the examinations, 2,037 cases of breast cancer, 374 cases of cervical cancer, and 601 cases of colorectal cancer were detected.
The detection rate for arterial hypertension and ischemic heart disease decreased from 84.8% to 79.7%. In 2025, the upper age limit for a number of examination types was increased to 76 years. Also, screening for early detection of cerebrovascular disorders was introduced for men aged 50–76.