Kyrgyzstan's medical overhaul: pay rise, new hospitals and high-tech care

According to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health, 21 healthcare facilities were built and completed in 2021-2025 using the republican budget and other sources. Their construction cost a total of 2 billion 612 million 882 thousand soms. In 2026, construction of more than 40 healthcare facilities is being financed with 13 billion 236 million soms. Five facilities are under construction in Bishkek.

Under a decree signed by President Sadyr Japarov, medical workers' salaries were increased by 100 percent from April 1 of this year. Young doctors now earn up to 35 thousand soms, while experienced surgeons earn up to 58 thousand soms. Health Minister Damirbek Osmonov said some specialists had left the sector because of previously low pay.

The network of high-tech regional KATLAB cardiovascular centres is also expanding. The National Center of Cardiology and Therapy carried out 3,277 high-tech interventions in the first half of 2026, up from 2,052 procedures in the same period of 2025. A KATLAB centre opened in Balykchy in May 2026 and performed about 170 procedures.