Authors : Vera Tchaikovskaya, Ainur Yeshmanova, Akanova Assiya, Sundetgali Kalmakhanov and Almagul Mansharipova
Abstract: The entry of Kazakhstan into the group of “aging” countries with the predicted trend of increasing share of the population 60 years and older from 11.2% in 2014 up to 25% by mid-century, identifies the need to improve approaches to providing health care to this population group. The study formulated tactics of conducting practical activities for primary (outpatient) stage assistance and basic ways to the shaping of the gerontological scientific-organizational environment. Kazakhstan’s joining the group of “aging” of the world with projected trends of increasing the proportion of people 60 years and older with 11.2% in 2014 to 25% by mid-century determines the need for improved approaches to health care for this population group. The study included a strategy of practical activities in the primary (outpatient) care and basic step towards the establishment of the development strategy of gerontological research and organizational environment.
Vera Tchaikovskaya, Ainur Yeshmanova, Akanova Assiya, Sundetgali Kalmakhanov and Almagul Mansharipova, 2020. The Need for Change: Policy of Medical Care for the Elderly in Kazakhstan. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 14: 118-122.