Ministry of Health (Kyrgyzstan)
| Кыргыз Республикасынын Саламаттык Сактоо Министрлили (Kyrgyz) Министерство Здравоохранения Кыргызской Республики (Russian) | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Kyrgyzstan |
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| Website | med.kg |
The Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын Саламаттык Сактоо Министрлили, romanized: Kırgız Respublikasının Salamattık Saktoo Ministrlili; Russian: Министерство Здравоохранения Кыргызской Республики, romanized: Ministerstvo Zdravookhraneniya Kyrgyzskoy Respubliki) is a government ministry that governs and manages healthcare and the health industry in Kyrgyzstan, including the nation's public health system.
List of Ministers
Minister of Health
| Minister | Term of office | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|
| Kosmosbek Cholponbaev | 20 April 2019 – 1 April 2020[1] | Abylgaziev |
| Sabirzhan Abdikarimov | 2 April 2020 – October 2020 | Abylgaziev |
| Alymkadyr Beishenaliev | October 2020 – August 2022[2]
13 September 2023 – 3 February 2025[3] |
Jarapov |
| Checheybayev Erkin Maratovich | 3 February 2025 – 5 February 2025 (acting)
5 February 2025 – present |
Kasymaliev |
First Deputy Minister of Health
| Minister | Term of office | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|
| Aliza Soltonbekova | February 2021 – 28 October 2021[4] | Jarapov |
| Mederbek Ismailov | 6 October 2023 – 14 February 2025 | Kasymaliev |
| Toktomuratov Manas Azimzhanovich | 14 February 2025 – present | Kasymaliev |
Deputy Ministers of Health
| Minister | Term of office | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|
| Baydavletov Kaarmanbek Kochkorbaevich | September 2024 – present | Kasymaliev |
| Arykbaeva Bubujan Kamchybekovna | June 2022 – present | Kasymaliev |
| Adnayeva Nurgul Mazhitovna | April 2025 – present | Kasymaliev |
Responsibilities
The Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic is responsible for defining national policy on healthcare projects, implementing national policy on healthcare projects, ensuring access to healthcare and its quality, and coordinating all actors under its purview. The Ministry rarely participates in healthcare programs directly, instead via agencies which represent it. [5]
The Ministry also responsible for the management of scientific research institutes and the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy.[6]
References
- ^ "Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan dismissed". 24.kg. 1 April 2020.
- ^ "This is president's decision — Alymkadyr Beishenaliev about his dismissal". 24.kg. 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Alymkadyr Beishenaliev steps down as Health Minister of Kyrgyzstan". AKI Press. 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Aliza Soltonbekova relieved of post of First Deputy Minister of Health". 24.kg. 28 October 2021.
- ^ Isabekova, Gulnaz (2023). Stakeholder Relationships and Sustainability : The Case of Health Aid to the Kyrgyz Republic. Springer International Publishing AG. p. 116.
- ^ Makara, Péter; Wood-Ritsatakis, Anne (2009). Gaining Health: Analysis of Policy Development in European Countries for Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases. WHO Regional Office Europe. p. 184.