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Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Health announced an increase in the list and volume of vital drugs and antiretroviral vaccines. The agreement was reached during a visit to UNICEF\u2019s procurement center in Copenhagen, ahead of the 74th WHO Regional Committee for Europe session attended by Kazakhstan\u2019s Health Minister.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As part of the country\u2019s pharmaceutical supply strategy, Kazakhstan is expanding its cooperation with international organizations, including UNICEF. During the visit, Health Ministry<\/strong> representatives, with UNICEF support<\/strong>, discussed concrete measures to increase accessibility and diversity in the procurement of essential medicines for the population.<\/p>\n This partnership aims to ensure timely drug deliveries, optimize budget spending, and improve patient coverage. The experience of previous collaborations has already demonstrated tangible benefits\u2014in 2023, Kazakhstan saved approximately 1.67 billion tenge <\/strong>through the procurement of medicines for seven key drug categories.<\/p>\n For the 2025 procurement cycle, Kazakhstan anticipates not only an expanded drug list but also further cost savings. To strengthen long-term cooperation, the Ministry of Health will update its memorandum with UNICEF, focusing on enhancing efficiency in planning, supply chain management, and distribution processes.<\/p>\n UNICEF\u2019s global drug procurement program ensures compliance with international quality, safety, and efficacy standards, providing Kazakhstan with reliable and high-quality pharmaceuticals. These efforts reinforce the country’s commitment to improving healthcare access and ensuring sustainable medical support for its citizens.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 2 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Health announced an increase in the list and volume of vital drugs and antiretroviral vaccines. The agreement was reached during a visit to UNICEF\u2019s procurement center in Copenhagen, ahead of the 74th WHO Regional Committee for Europe session attended by Kazakhstan\u2019s Health Minister.As part of the country\u2019s pharmaceutical supply strategy, Kazakhstan is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":987757937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3046,132],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987757934"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987757934"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987757934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987757956,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987757934\/revisions\/987757956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987757937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987757934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987757934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987757934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}