23.06.2026

Atyrau Region continues its systematic efforts to strengthen emergency care for newborn babies. This year, two healthcare institutions in the region – the Regional Children’s Hospital and Atyrau City Maternity Hospital – will receive modern neonatal intensive care equipment.

Through the Social Investment Programme of Tengizchevroil, the Regional Children’s Hospital will be equipped with two neonatal ventilators and five patient monitors for its neonatal intensive care unit. Atyrau City Maternity Hospital will receive an SV 800 ventilator and a state-of-the-art anaesthesia workstation.

The project is being implemented by AYALA Charity Foundation as part of the national Let’s Breathe Life programme, which aims to equip state perinatal centres, maternity hospitals and children’s hospitals with life-saving equipment for newborn care.

Until recently, the primary focus of support in the region was the Regional Perinatal Centre, which receives the most complex cases from across Atyrau Region. In 2024–2025, the Centre received a nitric oxide therapy system for newborns with severe respiratory disorders, a new X-ray unit, an anaesthesia workstation and a retinal camera for the early diagnosis of vision disorders in premature babies. In addition, the region’s first neonatal surgery department was established there.

According to Aidan Suleimenova, further improvements in paediatric healthcare require support for other medical institutions across the region as well.

“Thanks to the support of Tengizchevroil, all necessary conditions for providing emergency care to newborns during the first hours of life were established at the Atyrau Regional Perinatal Centre last year. We have therefore shifted our focus to other public healthcare facilities in the region that also operate neonatal intensive care units – the Regional Children’s Hospital and Atyrau City Maternity Hospital. This package of intensive care equipment will provide physicians at these institutions with additional tools in their daily efforts to save the lives of newborn babies,” said Aidan Suleimenova.

The results of these efforts are already reflected in the region’s healthcare indicators. According to the Atyrau Regional Health Department, infant mortality in the region decreased by 7.2% by the end of 2025. This represents one of the most significant achievements in recent years in the field of child healthcare. The Health Department attributes this progress to a comprehensive package of measures aimed at improving medical care, including better diagnostics and treatment from the very first days of a child’s life.

One of the most important achievements has been the opening of the neonatal surgery department at the Regional Perinatal Centre. During its first few months of operation, the lives of sixteen newborn babies were saved.

“We can clearly see how systematic investment in modern medical equipment improves both the timeliness and effectiveness of healthcare provided to newborn children across the region. For this reason, we continue supporting other public healthcare institutions to ensure the long-term impact of our social investment initiatives,” said Nurmukhamed Kartabayev.

The AYALA Charity Foundation has been working in Atyrau Region since 2011. During this period, more than KZT 300 million has been invested in charitable projects across the region, including over KZT 200 million directed towards the development of paediatric healthcare. The Regional Perinatal Centre, Atyrau City Maternity Hospital and the Regional Children’s Hospital have collectively received more than 100 pieces of intensive care and diagnostic equipment. This year, a further nine neonatal intensive care devices will be added.

For most residents of the region, these changes remain largely invisible. Yet it is precisely this equipment that enables doctors to make the right decisions during the most critical hours of a newborn child’s life.