Following the attack on a paramedic in the Kostanay region, the Minister of Health, Akmaral Alnazarova, shared plans to enhance the safety of emergency medical workers, reports the Kapital.kz business information center.
"At the moment, we are considering the possibility of introducing insurance for employees who face a high risk of attacks in their professional activities," she stated at a briefing in the Mazhilis.
The Minister of Health also emphasized that the issue of safety for emergency medical workers is a priority.
"As an additional measure, we plan to equip medical staff with video badges to document potential attacks. We want to ensure that our employees can work safely, drawing on the experience of law enforcement agencies. This will be regulated at the normative level," she concluded.
It is worth noting that earlier, a paramedic from Kostanay reported that she was attacked by relatives of a deceased woman.