President checks work of mobile clinic in Sokuluk district

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov got acquainted with the activities of a mobile multi-diagnostic complex in Sokuluk district of Chui region. The press service of the head of state reported.

The President was told that in the mobile clinic patients can undergo free examination and get consultation on a wide range of medical tests and diagnosis of various diseases. Sadyr Japarov inspected the clinic and talked with local residents who came to be examined by medical specialists. At the meeting, questions were raised regarding the provision of medical and social services, as well as other topics of concern.

The President stressed that providing citizens with quality medical services is one of the important strategic objectives of the state.

Sadyr Japarov recalled that this year, on his instructions, kidney transplant operations started to be performed on people who are on the waiting list at the expense of the country’s budget. The next step is liver, heart and bone marrow transplant surgeries for patients in need. After listening to the appeals, the President gave instructions to resolve the issues raised.

The multi-diagnostic complex will operate in Sokuluk district for three months and then will go to Naryn region. Earlier, residents of the southern regions of the republic were examined in the mobile clinic.

The project is designed for five years. During this time the Islamic Development Bank will provide medicines, equipment, fuels and lubricants, and health workers with salaries. The mobile clinic has rooms for doctors, a laboratory for tests, a computed tomography device and a mammography device, an operating unit, an X-ray unit, a gastroscope, a mobile screening center and a control center. There are also minibuses for transportation, including an ambulance.