Updated 8/02/2024

Country overview

There are no restrictions on entry and residence for people living with HIV in Kazakhstan.
Antiretroviral treatment can be carried for personal use in quantities appropriate to the duration of the stay.

Labor migrants

Treatment is free of charge if you have registration and a residence permit. HIV status is not a barrier for obtaining a residence permit.

Refugees

For refugees there are no special conditions to receive medical care related to HIV in Kazakhstan.

Refugees receive medical care under the same conditions as foreign nationals, and if the person is registered and has a residence permit treatment is provided free of charge. HIV status is not a barrier for obtaining a residence permit.

Access to treatment

After obtaining a residence permit, you must visit the nearest AIDS center, and health insurance is not required. HIV-related medical care is available at AIDS Centers in a region

If you do not have a residence permit: you may have your viral load and CD4 count tested at a commercial clinic and send the results to the AIDS center infectionist in country of origin. Relatives or friends can receive ART by proxy and send them to Kazakhstan.

Addresses and phone numbers of AIDS centers in Kazakhstan regions

AIDS Center in Almaty

Web site: www.gcaids.kz

Address: Almaty, Basenova str. 2, building 4

Phone: +7 727 246-53-36; +7 727 246-53-52

E-mail: [email protected]

AIDS Center in Astana

Web site: www.nsaids.kz

Address: 5/1 Ilyas Esenberlin St., Astana

Phone: +7 7172 38 04 64; +7 7172 38 04 64

E-mail: [email protected]

There are ART medicine in pharmacies, but it is impossible to buy the drugs without a residence permit in Kazakhstan.