Analysis of regulatory documents regulating the fight against COVID-19 and other healthcare tools used to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan

Abstract

Purpose of the study. Explore organizational tools for managing health system resources to fight the COVID‑19 pandemic in Kazakhstan.Materials and methods. The analysis of regulatory documents (5 decrees of the chief sanitary doctors and 2 orders of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan) regulating measures for the COVID‑19 pandemic was carried out. These legal acts were approved in the first months after the declaration of the state of emergency in the country after the detection of the first cases of coronavirus infection in Kazakhstan. These laws and regulations governed the provisions and measures to combat COVID‑19. And also the analysis of measures for the introduction of quarantine or restrictions based on the monitoring of the R number of the virus was carried out.Results. The article discusses the issues of resource provision to contain the spread of COVID‑19 in the country. The analysis of the regulatory legal acts regarding the types of assistance provided to the population to prevent the spread of infection, as well as the treatment strategy for patients suffering coronavirus infection. These laws regulate the introduction, weakening/strengthening or cancellation of restrictive measures in the regions, mainly related to the activities of organizations and public places where there is a high concentration of the population, as well as the movement of masses of people.Conclusion. The study showed what types of assistance are provided to the population to halt the COVID‑19 pandemic, ranging from tactics at the outpatient level to the deployment of care at the inpatient level. In addition, the monitoring of the R value of the virus can be a working tool for the authorities in the introduction of quarantine measures.