The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan is intensifying efforts to raise public awareness of organ donation and improve its transplant system as 4,739 patients, including 126 children, remain on the national transplant waiting list, with transplantation representing the only chance of survival for many of them. Photo credit: umc.org.kz Documentary raises public awareness A documentary film, “4739,” produced by the Khabar Agency, premiered in Astana on July 21 to highlight the importance of organ transplantation, the work of transplant specialists, and the experiences of patients awaiting donor organs.The title reflects the number of people currently on Kazakhstan’s transplant waiting list.
More than 350 patients die each year before receiving a suitable organ. Through the stories of transplant recipients, their families, and medical professionals, the film aims to encourage informed public discussion while respecting different personal and ethical views on organ donation, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. Opening the premiere, Aida Balayeva highlighted Kazakhstan’s significant progress in transplant medicine.
Photo credit: Prime Minister’s press service The documentary will be broadcast on the 24KZ TV channel on July 24 at 7:30 p.m. Government reaffirms support for transplant medicine Opening the premiere, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and Information Aida Balayeva said protecting citizens’ lives and health remains a government priority in line with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s policy of strengthening healthcare and developing high-tech medicine. She said Kazakhstan has made significant progress in transplant medicine, with domestic specialists performing increasingly complex operations requiring advanced technology and multidisciplinary expertise.
The government will continue to develop the national transplant system, strengthen the capacity of medical institutions, and expand public awareness efforts, she added. Photo credit: UMC Balayeva also wrote on her Facebook account that she has officially registered her consent to posthumous organ donation. “One person’s decision can give another the opportunity to continue living despite everything.
That is why we must discuss this issue not through the prism of fear, but with understanding, responsibility, and deep r…
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