“Initially, our Fund issued a grant in Katon-Karagai district of East Kazakhstan region for the opening of biomaterial drawing points, as laboratory rooms are officially called, in Ulken Naryn and Katon-Karagai villages. We have seen how the presence of such laboratory rooms in district centers remote from large cities is important and necessary a component of the social life of the district. And we realized that this is a ready–made project for scaling,” Fatima Gerfanova, the Project Manager, says.
Islambek Sarsenov, the entrepreneur, opened a biomaterial drawing point in Shornak village of Sauran district of Turkestan region in December 2022: “I myself am a medic by profession, I worked in a district polyclinic. I thought about starting my own business for a long time, as soon as I learned about the grants of the Sustainable Rural Development Fund, I realized that this was my chance. I hope that my business will only grow and scale.”
Nadezhda Chauss, the entrepreneur, opened a biomaterial drawing point in Ossakarovka village of Ossakarovsky district of Karaganda region: “A little less than 9 thousand people live in Ossakarovka, and about 30 thousand in the district. A private laboratory room was previously opened, but closed about a year ago. We received a grant in September 2022, and immediately opened our point. Our biggest problem is not even payback, we hope that we will soon show a profit; what worries us is the issue of staff shortage. I am glad that our patients are very satisfied: there is no need to go to the city, the range of tests is steadily expanding and the time for obtaining results is shortened”