medicine
In the Soviet period, before the evidence-based medicine emerged, most people had turned to alternative medicine as the most available and affordable way of treatment. Such methods included liver/gall bladder cleanse, treatment by a hot-water bag, use of mustard powder if any symptoms of ARVI develop, or some kinds of physical therapy. Today, the evidence-based medicine principles are widely recognised, and doctors doubt the use of alternative medicine and put the physical therapy on the back burner. Nevertheless, people in the former Soviet republics still receive treatment by vegetable oil to cleanse the body, and inhale the vapour of boiled potatoes.
Kyrgyzstan again faces the growth in coronavirus cases. 61 hospitals have been opened all over the republic for coronavirus patients. The majority of them have been opened in the south of the country.
Healthcare centers in rural areas of Tajikistan are in disrepair, crumbled or unsuitable for receiving patients, and remain one of the acute problems. (more…)
Since Kazakhstan declared pandemic, over 46,000 health workers have been involved in the fight against coronavirus. As of September 23, 2020, 13,139 health workers had been infected with Covid-19, which is 22 per cent of their total number. 198 of them have died. (more…)
In Kazakhstan, the government allocates billions of dollars every year to the public health system, yet the quality of medical services leaves much to be desired.
Palliative care in Kyrgyzstan is on the initial path of development. Despite significant achievements over the past few years in this area, further work is required both at the level of clinical care and at the improvement level of relevant bureaucratic procedures and legal acts.
«Kyrgyz farmers are not fully utilizing the existing natural asset for growing medicinal herbs, which are in great demand both domestically and abroad. The cultivation and marketing of medicinal herbs has a long-term perspective for development» – says researcher Amangeldi Djumabayev, in his article written specifically for CABAR.asia.