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Azhar Giniyat – Chairman of the Board of NJSC "National Center for Children's Rehabilitation", Astana, Kazakhstan, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3476-0111  

Aigul Altynbekova – Deputy Chairman of the Management Board for Medical Affairs of the Department of NJSC "National Center for Children's Rehabilitation", Chief freelance specialist of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of Physical Medicine and rehabilitation (children's), Astana, Kazakhstan, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8926-6929   

Saltanat Mukasheva – Head of the Science and Education Department of NJSC "National Center for Children's Rehabilitation", Astana, Kazakhstan, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6050-6669

Laura Nurakhmetova – Leading specialist of the Department of organizational and methodological work of NJSC "National Center for Children's Rehabilitation", Astana, Kazakhstan, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5280-3377

Aruzhan Tussupbekova – Manager of the Science and Education Department of NJSC "National Center for Children's Rehabilitation", Astana, Kazakhstan, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1940-2911

Abstract

Health care coverage, including rehabilitation care for children, is a priority, as rehabilitation services are necessary for children due to trauma, illness or other health disorders, as well as congenital changes in functional capabilities. The article provides an overview of the current state of the child rehabilitation service in the Republic of Kazakhstan based on an analysis of medical and demographic indicators of disability, the structure of child disability, the network and resources of rehabilitation centers. Special attention is paid to the coverage of children with rehabilitation treatment in inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as the dynamics of data for 2024-2025. The material and technical base and staffing of organizations providing rehabilitation assistance are considered, which makes it possible to identify both positive trends and remaining problems. The results of the analysis show the need to improve the system of child rehabilitation in Kazakhstan through comprehensive measures, including increasing the availability of services, professional development and modernization of infrastructure, which is an important condition for successful social adaptation of children.

Keywords

Rehabilitation, disabled children, rehabilitation centers, medical care, Kazakhstan

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