15:33, 01 February 2014 | GMT +5
Kazakhstan opens hospice centers
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Palliative care organizations are being developed in Kazakhstan as part of the Single National Healthcare System.

To date there are 8 various palliative care organizations the countrywide, such as a palliative care centre, 3 hospices, 4 nursing centres and specialized departments at the mufti-field and specialized hospitals, the Healthcare Ministry's press service said. It is planned to open 10-15 palliative care beds on the ground of each cancer detection centers by 2015.