Welcoming the guests, the Head of State noted that hosting such a prestigious forum in Kazakhstan demonstrates the high recognition of the country’s achievements in neurosurgery. He expressed confidence that the Congress would make an important contribution to the development of international cooperation in the field of neurosurgery and promote the exchange of advanced experience and technologies.
“The health of the nation is the foundation of any country’s steady progress. Therefore, the comprehensive development of healthcare is one of the key priorities of our state policy. Kazakhstan is investing significant resources in modernizing medical infrastructure, training specialists, digitizing processes, and introducing innovative developments in this field,” said the President.
Tokayev emphasized that Kazakhstan is actively developing high-tech areas of medicine, paying special attention to the application of artificial intelligence in neurosurgery.
He noted that neuroscience in Kazakhstan is successfully advancing thanks to the implementation of digital and robotic technologies.
Furthermore, the President highly praised the contribution of the participants to the development of global medicine.
“Each of you is a highly qualified specialist who has helped save thousands of lives. You share a noble mission — to give people a chance to recover, even in the most difficult cases. Your presence here and the holding of the neurosurgeons’ congress in Astana once again confirm that medicine knows no borders. Neurosurgery is a field where science and innovation play a particularly important role,” he said.
The Head of State also expressed Kazakhstan’s interest in expanding international cooperation aimed at exchanging experience and transferring medical technologies.
“We see great potential in the development of medical tourism, especially in such high-tech fields as neurosurgery. We are ready to build sustainable cross-border partnerships to achieve progress in this area,” the President proposed.
In turn, the participants emphasized Kazakhstan’s great potential for the development of neurosurgery and expressed their support for further collaboration, including in training specialists and sharing advanced technologies.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev thanked the guests for a meaningful and productive discussion.
The Head of State instructed the Minister of Health to intensify efforts to introduce advanced technologies in neurosurgery and medicine in general, and to consider the proposals of Serik Akshulakov, Head of the National Center for Neurosurgery, regarding the signing of intergovernmental agreements with neighboring countries for the treatment of foreign citizens in Kazakhstan.
Source: https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/tokaev-prinyal-predstaviteley-mirovoy-neyrohirurgii-574098/
