The Transplant Problem in Kazakhstan: How Can the Donor Shortage Be Solved?

The Transplant Problem in Kazakhstan: How Can the Donor Shortage Be Solved?

Author: Ainur Shoshayeva
Mentor: Kalima Tazhikul

More than four thousand people in Kazakhstan are waiting for an organ transplant today. According to doctors, about 300 patients on the waiting list die every year because of the donor shortage, and roughly the same number join the list annually. The severe lack of organs forces patients to turn to the black market or look for a transplant abroad.

*The original article is written in Kazakh

You can read the full article prepared by the project resident by following the link below: https://kz.kursiv.media/kk/2025-04-17/nrsh-donor-tapshylyghyn/