Zukhra Karabaeva

Zukhra Karabaeva is a resident of the village of Uzyanagash in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. She has been actively advocating for better access to medications for her elderly father, who relies on chronic disease treatments. Zukhra frequently highlights the challenges faced by villagers, who often wait in long lines from the early hours of the morning to receive free medications, only to find that supplies are limited and conditions at the pharmacy are overcrowded and inadequate. Her experiences underscore the systemic issues in the healthcare delivery system in rural areas.