A positive outcome of our women’s imaging project in Kazakhstan

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    31 October 2025

Pink October comes to a close this year with a meaningful milestone for C3Medical Consulting: the completion of the Women’s Imaging Project in Kazakhstan, launched one year ago with the Ministry of Health and the Kazakh Research Institute of Oncology and Radiology (KAZIOR).

Project outline

This pilot program limited to 2 clinics and a second reading center in Astana aimed at strengthening the quality and effectiveness of the national breast cancer screening initiative through:

  1. The deployment of high-quality imaging equipment (mammographs, ultrasound systems, interpretation consoles) and Artificial Intelligence to improve image quality and diagnostics in first and second readings;

  2. Advanced training sessions for radiologists and radiographers;

  3. The implementation of new quality assurance processes in polyclinics;

  4. The revision of the national screening algorithm, officially approved by decree in July 2025.

Results

After one year, tangible results are visible and show an improved overall program efficiency:

  • Patient management time reduced from 10 to 3–4 days;

  • Technical issues eliminated;

  • 100% satisfaction among radiographers as well as first and second-reader radiologists;

  • Patient handling time reduced by 50% for first-reader radiologists and by 20% for radiographers thanks to improved process efficiency.

A project built on one strong belief: quality in screening saves lives, and it starts with training, equipment, and collaboration.

A huge thank you to all the stakeholders of this project which is a collective success:

Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan, DMS Imaging, Forcomed, Sonoscanner, Hera-MI, Medecom, French Embassy in Kazakhstan, French Treasury in Kazakhstan, Polyclinic n°7 of the city of Astana, Astana Primary Care Center, Astana City Multidisciplinary Medical Center, Kazior, Alma Zhylkaidarova, Alexandra Thircuir Mens, Zamira Yensebayeva, Expertise France, Gulnara Edilova, Kunsulu Nurusheva.

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