Health
Healthcare workers attacked in Karaganda and Kostanay
Two violent attacks on medical personnel occurred in Karaganda and Kostanay within one week.
In Karaganda, a 42‑year‑old man accompanying his wife allegedly attacked a nurse at a private clinic, breaking down the door to the staff room and assaulting her. The nurse was hospitalized with a concussion and fractures to her fingers and later placed in a psychiatric clinic. The following day in Kostanay, a young urologist at the Kostanay Regional Hospital was struck in the head by a patient after completing a complex operation, leaving the doctor unconscious with a skull fracture and brain trauma; he remains in intensive care while the attacker has been detained and a criminal investigation launched. The Ministry of Health has called the incidents direct blows to the healthcare system and has announced plans to tighten security in medical facilities countrywide.
- Status
- active
- Location
- Kostanay Regional Hospital, Kostanay
- Date added
- 2026-03-25 15:24 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-03-25 15:24 UTC
- Source
- https://inform.kz
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