Two medical workers are among the victims of the armed conflict at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. The Minister of Health Gulnara Baatyrova announced at a meeting of the Committee on Social Policy of the Parliament.
According to her, 44 mobile brigades have been formed in Batken region. Ten of them operate in Batken, 15 — in Leilek district, others are distributed between Aidarken, Kyzyl-Kiya and Kadamdzhai.
«Sixteen medical teams have been created, which include more than 100 doctors. They provide first aid to the evacuees. At least 87 doctors were sent to the region from the city of Osh and Osh region. To date, 163 people have applied for medical assistance, two of them are medical workers,» Gulnara Baatyrova told.
At least 20 psychologists are working in the region. There are enough specialists and necessary medicines.
Emergency situation has been introduced in Batken region. Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. Settlements in Leilek and Batken district came under fire. The Ministry of Health reported 163 victims, 59 people were killed. As a result of the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, residents of seven villages in Batken and Leilek districts, as well as Dzhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region, left their homes.
By the decree of the President Sadyr Japarov, September 19, 2022 was declared a Day of National Mourning in the Kyrgyz Republic.
