In the field of housing and communal services, state support for entrepreneurial activity helps not only to develop small and medium-sized businesses, but also to contribute to improving public health. Thus, thanks to grant support in the amount of 5 million tenge, one of the residents of Taldykorgan purchased equipment for a rehabilitation center, and the other – for the opening of a correctional center for children with special educational needs, the press service of the akim of the Zhetisu region reports.
- Two years ago, I received a grant in the amount of 5 million tenge within the framework of the National Entrepreneurship Development Project for 2021-2025. Thanks to this, I purchased special equipment, including various simulators and medical equipment, for the opening of a children's correctional center. In general, when I thought about starting my own business, I first of all wanted to benefit people. The poet decided to create a children's correctional center. As a result, our center for correction, development and additional education has been operating in Taldykorgan since September of this year. The purpose of our activity is to provide comprehensive psychological and pedagogical assistance to children with disabilities in psychophysical development. We help to change the actual intellectual, speech, and emotional status of the child, strive to teach how to communicate with peers, serve ourselves, that is, we prepare the child for independent life, creating equal conditions for all children," says Laura Darkenbayeva, director of the Balazhan private correctional center.
According to her, the correctional and developmental work with children at the center is carried out by certified qualified specialists: a teacher-psychologist, a teacher-defectologist, a speech therapist, an art teacher, an instructor of therapeutic physical education, a music director. The duration of correctional work is determined individually for each child and is regulated by an individual curriculum. In total, 15 people are employed in the center.
Equally important assistance to those in need of specialized medical care is provided by a private rehabilitation center, also opened thanks to a state grant. And if about 500 people were rehabilitated here last year, then 700 have already been since the beginning of this year. Moreover, there are many patients coming from East Kazakhstan and the Almaty region. And the number of employees has increased by 2 times, that is, from 16 to 32.
- At the end of 2022, I completed training through Bastau Business, then, within the framework of the National Project for the Development of Entrepreneurship, I presented my project and won a grant in the amount of 5 million tenge. With this money, special Russian-made Levitas equipment and a walking simulator from Poland were purchased. Now in our center, people who have suffered a stroke, heart attack, as well as those injured in an accident are undergoing a full course of rehabilitation through CSHI. There is the latest diagnostic equipment. Along with free rehabilitation within the framework of the CSHI, we provide services on a commercial basis. At the same time, our rehabilitation center is the only one in Taldykorgan that provides services around the clock," said Yerasyl Edilhanuly, director of the Meirim rehabilitation center.
In the medical center, depending on the state of health, patients are treated in a hospital for 10-14 days. The center can accommodate up to 60 people daily.
As one of the patients of the center Tolegen Yessimbekov noted, he has been visiting the center almost since the opening.
- After suffering a stroke last year, the limbs stopped working. Then I turned to this rehabilitation center. I feel much better now. You can say that I was lifted to my feet. Every 3 months I go through a full course, including massage, medication treatment. Everything is free, as it is within the framework of the OSMS. Five meals a day at the center. The staff is qualified, everyone is very polite and attentive, they treat everyone with a soul," says a pensioner from the Aksu district.
Speaking about the future development of the center, the entrepreneur notes that there are plans to purchase palliative beds for seriously ill patients who need care 24 hours a day. By the way, there are 7 different kinds of rehabilitation centers in the region, 5 of them are public and 2 are private, including the medical rehabilitation center "Meirim".
It is worth noting that in 2022-2023, 142 projects totaling about 680 million tenge were approved as part of state support for business in the field of Housing and communal services. In the same year, it is planned to provide a state grant for social entrepreneurs and finalists of "One village – one product". 170 million tenge has been allocated from the local budget for these purposes. The competition is scheduled to be held at the end of November this year.
In general, the number of people employed in the SME sector in the region for 6 months is 104.7 thousand people, or 95.2% of the level in 2023.
The share of SMEs in GRP was 33.2%.
The press service of the akim of the Zhetisu region
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Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-oblysy/press/news/details/878946