Government Resolution No. 982 validating the State Program for the Development of Healthcare for 2020–2025.

Salt consumption in Kazakhstan exceeds the WHO recommended daily intake, according to some sources, four times. Kazakhstanis' daily fruit and vegetable consumption is lower than the European average. The objective of the Program is to ensure high-quality and accessible healthcare by increasing the expected duration of life at birth, promoting healthy lifestyle among the population and development of public health services, reduction of salt consumption and sustainable development of the healthcare system. Particular attention shall be paid to the promotion of healthy nutrition, increasing availability of healthy foodstuffs and food quality control of school feeding. Food producers will be trained in the implementation of a food safety management system based on HACCP principles. The state, through the authorized body for quality control and safety assurance of goods and services, will play a key role in the inspection and registration of medicines, food additives, genetically modified organisms, and new food products. Monitoring and control of the quality and safety of food products, including counterfeit and genetically modified products, will be ensured.

哈萨克斯坦 · 2019-12-26