To date, more than 120 diseases are covered by free drug provision in Kazakhstan. Some of them are covered by the guaranteed volume of free medical care, and the other part by the system of compulsory social health insurance.
In 2023, more than 17.1 million prescriptions were issued for 2.44 million patients in the amount of more than 229.08 billion tenge, which indicates that on average about 47.5 thousand prescriptions are written and dispensed daily.
In 2023, about 3.5 million people were covered with free medicines, of which 651 thousand were covered under the compulsory medical insurance system.
For 2023, in the TOP-10 nosologies in terms of the number of patients provided with free drugs, arterial hypertension takes first place (1.2 million people).
Below we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the complete TOP 10 rating.
Top 10 nosologies by the number of patients provided with medicines for 2023:
1. Arterial hypertension;
2. Coronary heart disease;
3. Diabetes mellitus;
4. Acute respiratory infections of the lower respiratory tract;
5. Hypothyroidism/Hyperthyroidism/Hypoparathyroidism;
6. Chronic heart failure;
7. Bronchial asthma;
8. Acute respiratory infections of the upper respiratory tract;
9. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
10. Epilepsy.
Let us remind you that if you have any questions when receiving free medications, we are always happy to advise you by calling our toll-free number – 1439.
