[Tuberculosis morbidity in the Republic of Kazakhstan under new economic conditions].

The impact of economic reformation on the incidence of tuberculosis has been studied in the Republic of Kazakhstan under new economic conditions. The highest tuberculosis morbidity rate regions have identified. The level of income is given by the country's regions and the lowest tuberculosis morbidity rate is shown in the best financial regions. The author shows that despite the fact that in the past years the socioeconomic indices have improved in the Republic of Kazakhstan as a whole, but in not all population groups they are increasing equally. The incomes of pensioners, unemployed, and workers of the budgetary sector remain low, causing a significant increase in the morbidity of tuberculosis in these social groups. The author notes that reducing the incidence of tuberculosis primarily requires improvement of the mechanisms of social protection (including the increase of the efficiency of provision of the most socially vulnerable strata with drugs).