14:03, 19 January 2009 | GMT +5
Financing of healthcare increased by 1.7 times: West Kazakhstan region
URALSK. January, 19. KAZINFORM /Gaisagali Yeraly/The amount of funds to healthcare has increased 1.7 times in the West Kazakhstan region last year, Kazinform refers to the regional akimat.
Four district and three medical dispensaries, four urban hospitals, a TB clinic and a rural hospital have been repaired during the year. The necessary medical equipment was purchased for 41 city and 12 district hospitals.
Funding of education was also increased to 13.3 per cent. 70 educational institutions were repaired. 25 language laboratories and 15 classrooms of physics and multimedia were equipped.