FBRK.KZ

A number of officials from the Ministry of Health and its subordinate organisations have been held disciplinarily responsible following a state audit conducted by the Supreme Audit Office (SAO).

The staff of the anti-drug crime unit of the Karaganda region police department, with the assistance of the regional prosecutor's office, conducted a large-scale special operation to dismantle an underground synthetic drug laboratory.

Over ten months of the current year, 26 cases of brucellosis were identified in the West Kazakhstan Region.

In Karaganda, a court has upheld a claim by a local woman for compensation for moral damage caused by the improper provision of medical care to her 16-year-old son, who subsequently died.

In Shymkent, local residents have reported a sharp deterioration in air quality in areas adjacent to the city's industrial zones. Inspections by the relevant authorities have confirmed instances of environmental standard violations by business operators.