Toqayev Appoints Former Health Minister Tsoi as Advisor on Social Issues
Photo: Gov.kz
President Qasym-Jomart Toqayev has appointed Alexey Tsoi as his advisor on social issues, Orda.kz reports.
Tsoi previously served as Minister of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic, from June 2020 to December 2021. Until his new appointment, he headed the Medical Center of the Presidential Property Management Department.
Tsoi’s tenure as minister was marked by repeated public criticism. The president reproached him for missed vaccination targets, delays in Pfizer deliveries, and slow immunization rates. Former Majilis Speaker Nurlan Nigmatulin also accused the Health Ministry of bureaucracy and formalism, particularly in managing compensation for medical workers and maintaining accurate COVID-19 statistics.
The launch of the Ashyq mobile app likewise sparked public backlash due to restrictions on access to public spaces based on users’ health status.
After stepping down, Tsoi said he would focus on developing healthcare through science and social initiatives.
His appointment follows a recent reshuffle within the Presidential Administration, during which Toqayev reduced the number of aides and advisors, strengthened the economic bloc, and appointed new officials to oversee state control, digitalization, and foreign policy.
Political analysts linked these changes to efforts to improve governance and strengthen accountability.
Original Author: Ruslan Loginov
Latest news
- Ecology Ministry Explains 13 Million Tenge Fine For Picking Dandelions
- Kazakhstan Refineries Increase Oil Processing Depth To 90%
- High Rates No Longer Keep Kazakh Banks’ Profits Rising, Analysts Say
- Almaty Health Officials Prepare for Possible Hantavirus Cases
- Ministry Says Saiga Deaths Remain Within Natural Limits
- Kazakhstan Faces Shortage of Doctors and IT Specialists
- Kazakhstan Petition Calls for VAT Removal on Feminine Hygiene Products
- Kazakhstan to Publish Register of Convicted Economic Crime Offenders
- Kazakhstan’s Economy Grew 3.6% in Four Months
- Shymkent Colleges Used Fictitious Students to Steal Over 1.3 Billion Tenge
- Almaty Court Extends Chechen Activist’s Extradition Arrest
- Record Rainfall Hits Almaty
- Falling Caspian Sea Level Reshapes Northern Coastline
- Kazakhstan Says It Is Ready To Help Resolve Iran’s Nuclear Issue
- Pashinyan Explains Why He Will Skip The EAEU Summit In Astana
- Kazakhstan To Gradually Cut University Programs In Oversupplied Fields
- Kazakhstan Offers Indonesia A Route To Central Asia And Europe
- Kazakhstan Tightens Rules for Master Plans and Urban Development
- Kazakhstan Approves Rules for Digital Tenge Circulation
- Military Jets to Conduct Training Flights Over Astana
