20.08.2026, 16:36

Parents sound alarm as Kazakhstan drops rare-disease drug from state list

ASTANA. Aug 20 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) - Kazakhstan's Health Ministry has removed the drug Koselugo from the state list of medications for orphan diseases, drawing alarm from parents of children with neurofibromatosis type 1.

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Parents sound alarm as Kazakhstan drops rare-disease drug from state list

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