Universal access granted for oncology screenings for all individuals
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President Tokayev Just Signed a Law Eases Access to Free Medical Care: Here's What It Means
Good news, Kazakhstan! Your president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has signed a new law that widens the free medical care benefits. Now, you can take part in oncological screenings without worrying about your social health insurance status. According to Liter.kz, this information comes straight from the Ministry of Healthcare's press service.
Oncological Screenings, Here's the Lowdown:
These screenings join the list of guaranteed free medical care (GFMC). So, all citizens who fit the age and medical criteria can have these screenings, even without insurance. Here are the available oncological screenings:
- Breast Cancer: Annual screening for women aged 40 to 70. This includes mammography, ultrasound, targeted mammography, or biopsy if necessary, all at your local polyclinic.
- Cervical Cancer: Women aged 30 to 70 are encouraged to get a four-yearly Pap test, colposcopy, and biopsy if required.
- Colorectal Cancer: Men and women aged 50 to 70 are eligible for a two-yearly fecal occult blood test, colonoscopy, and histopathology if the test is positive.
Remember, all these screenings can be done at your local polyclinic.
Let's Talk About Hearing Aids:
The new law also brings more people into the hearing aid access loop. It's not just for those with disabilities anymore; others needing hearing correction can now apply for assistance too.
The main goal behind these changes is:
- To boost the rate of early disease detection;
- To promptly identify oncological and other serious diseases;
- To enhance the quality of life for Kazakhstanis.
Digging Deeper:
- 3.5 million Kazakhstanis are yet to undergo cancer screenings due to unpaid OSMS
- New screening for men over 50 coming soon in Kazakhstan
- Free screenings for 4 million Kazakhstanis and the struggle for billions in oncology: what Akmaganbetov had to say
As for more specific information about updated rules for free oncological screenings or hearing aid access in Kazakhstan, our research turned up a bit dry. Feel free to contact Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health or local healthcare providers for the latest and precise details. While our research didn't yield much, we did discover that Kazakhstan introduced a population-based prostate cancer screening program, but the article didn't specify if this is free or elaborate on other cancer types. Additionally, we couldn't find any information about hearing aid policies in Kazakhstan from our search results. If you have fresh context or newer sources, please, share 'em up!
- President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has made oncological screenings compulsory for the population, waiving the necessity of social health insurance in Kazakhstan.
- Under the new law, women aged between 40 and 70 can undergo annual breast-cancer screenings, which include mammography, ultrasound, and biopsy if needed, at local polyclinics.
- Women aged 30 to 70 can also avail themselves of four-yearly Pap tests, colposcopy, and biopsy if required as part of cervical-cancer screenings.
- The new law includes medical-conditions screenings for colorectal cancer for men and women aged between 50 and 70, who are eligible for a two-yearly fecal occult blood test, colonoscopy, and histopathology if the test is positive.
- In an effort to improve health-and-wellness by early disease detection and to enhance the quality of life for Kazakhstanis, the government aims to introduce a new screening for men over 50 in the near future.
