In the first six months of this year, Kazakh doctors conducted preventive screenings of 3.6 million children. As a result, various illnesses were detected in 302,000 schoolchildren, with anemia, vision problems, and dental caries consistently leading the list, reports infohub.kz.
According to the Ministry of Health, more than 119,000 children were placed under follow-up observation based on the screening results.
Caries was diagnosed in more than 80,000 schoolchildren. Doctors attribute this to excessive consumption of foods high in sugar.
The ministry also reported that 166 preventive dental offices have been opened in the country over the past two years.
"Their work is aimed at developing oral care skills and preventing dental diseases in schoolchildren," the statement said.
In addition, starting in 2027, SMS notifications are planned to inform parents about upcoming medical checkups for their children.
However, the Ministry of Health did not report how many schoolchildren were found to have anemia or vision problems.
In August, Kursiv wrote that Kazakhstan is completely changing its approach to school medicine. Now the results of all children's preventive checkups will be immediately recorded in unified information systems. This will allow doctors at polyclinics to track a child's health over time and prescribe treatment promptly.
It was also previously reported that school medical checkups in Kazakhstan will be digitized, after which parents will have access to them.