Tokayev Orders Pay Rise of Up to 40% for District Doctors in Kazakhstan

Specialists in Kazakhstan's district health service will receive pay rises of up to 40% from 1 January 2027. The increase will depend on continuous work experience.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev gave the instruction to the government in his Address to the People of Kazakhstan. He said the raise will affect more than 77,000 specialists.

Tokayev also said general practitioners should be given more powers and that financing for primary health care should be increased gradually. In the Address, he recalled key events in the country's history, spoke about tensions in the global situation, and set out priorities for developing the economy and infrastructure.