Kazakhstan plans to build 7 multidisciplinary children’s hospitals

Kazakhstan plans to build seven multidisciplinary children’s hospitals. Preparations for the projects are already under way in stages, with the cities, planned bed capacity and potential international partners identified for five of the healthcare facilities. In this article El.kz reviews where the new hospitals will be located and what stage their development has reached.

Which Cities Will the Hospitals Be Built In?

In his Address to the People of Kazakhstan on October, 28, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that seven multidisciplinary children’s hospitals would be constructed in seven cities. The President also separately announced the construction of two additional healthcare facilities in Astana.

In accordance with the President’s directive, one multidisciplinary children’s hospital will be built in each of seven cities across Kazakhstan. The new hospitals will be located in Atyrau, Aktobe, Aktau, Almaty, Kaskelen, Shymkent and Semey. Separately, the Head of State announced that two additional healthcare facilities would be constructed in Astana.

Project Financing and Preparation

Timur Muratov, Vice Minister of Healthcare, held discussions with representatives of the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Following the meeting, the parties agreed to continue working on the investment programme.

The Ministry, in cooperation with other government authorities, is preparing project documentation and developing financing arrangements. However, implementation timelines and project costs have not yet been announced. In his Address, the Head of State also instructed the Government to attract private investment through public-private partnerships (PPPs) and stressed that there must be no unjustified delays in the relevant procedures.

The children’s hospitals form part of a broader healthcare infrastructure development programme. Over the next three years, the Ministry of Healthcare plans to construct approximately 70 facilities, including perinatal centres, paediatric rehabilitation centres, district hospitals and ambulance stations.

Why Has the Expansion of Paediatric Healthcare Become a Priority?

In his Address, the President highlighted the demographic pressure on the healthcare system. According to the figures he cited, Kazakhstan has a population of approximately 7 million children, accounting for 34% of the country’s total population.

Over  330,000 babies are born in Kazakhstan every year. This scale of paediatric demand requires adequate healthcare infrastructure to ensure access to diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services.

The development of children’s hospitals is part of a broader healthcare modernisation programme. According to the Government, approximately 70 new healthcare facilities are planned for construction across the country, including perinatal centres, rehabilitation facilities, hospitals and outpatient and polyclinic healthcare organisations.

The overall programme includes an increase and modernisation of the country’s inpatient bed capacity by 9,200 beds.