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Table 1 An overview of the incentives provided to specialists practicing in rural areas, as outlined in government decrees

From: The impact of incentive scheme on rural healthcare workforce availability: a case study of Kazakhstan

Government Decree, reference

One-time allowance, MCI (Tenge/US dollars)

Housing incentive, MCI* (Tenge/US dollars)

Government Decree dated 2009 [17]

70

(90,720/749.6)

600

(777,600/6,425.4)

Amendments to the Decree implemented in 2011 [18]

70

(105,840/729.0)

1500

(2,268,000/15,620.9)

Amendments to the Decree implemented in 2019 [19]

100

(252,500/674.8)

1500

(3,787,500/10,122.1)

  1. *MCI, Monthly calculation index