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The report assesses Kazakhstan’s health financing system using the WHO Health Financing Progress Matrix, highlighting significant improvements in coverage and reliance on public funding over the past two decades. However, it identifies challenges such as low public health expenditure, concerns about financial sustainability, and inefficiencies in resource allocation due to a lack of cross-subsidization between funding pools. The report recommends increasing public health financing, maintaining free care at the point of use, and enhancing financial management to improve overall health-system performance and access to care.