Kyrgyzstan increases funding to improve pediatric oncology care
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Sultan Stambekov, head of the pediatric oncology department at the National Center for Maternal and Child Health, described how Kyrgyzstan restructured its support system for children with cancer over the last decade.
The Kyrgyz government established pediatric oncology as a state priority to address funding shortages. In the early 2010s, the country provided about one million soms per year for these services, an amount Stambekov said was not enough to run the department fully.
Kyrgyz officials and health specialists presented these improvements at the World Summit "Investing in Children's Well-Being" and the II International Congress on Pediatric Oncology and Hematology. The delegation included First Lady Aigul Japarova and Minister of Health Damir Osmonov to showcase the progress made in treating children with oncological diseases.
