Kazakhstan to build 29.6 billion tenge oncology centre in Zhezkazgan

A capsule-laying ceremony was held today at the site of a future oncology centre in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The project costs 29.6 billion tenge. More than 2,500 residents of Ulytau region are registered with oncological diseases.

The centre will be built next to the regional multidisciplinary hospital. The building, with an area of nearly 22,000 square metres, will have 100 beds: 60 oncology, 25 gynaecology and 15 palliative. The diagnostic centre is designed for 250 visits per shift, and the project includes a linear accelerator for radiotherapy. Construction is planned to take 22 months. Health Minister Akmaral Alnazarova called it a long-awaited and important event for residents.

Currently, some specialised care is available at the regional hospital. Oncology beds were increased 2.5 times this year to 50, but radiotherapy and several oncology operations are not performed there. Gabiden Akhanov, director of the regional hospital, said the region had no separate oncology dispensary for 25 years.