Yerbolat Dosayev
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Yerbolat Askarbekovich Dosayev (b. 1970) served as the Finance Minister
of Kazakhstan
from 16 June 2003 to 5 April 2004, head of the Agency for Regulating Natural Monopolies
, and later as the Minister of Health Care
. He was fired on 20 September 2006 after 56 patients in an hospital in South Kazakhstan Region (Yuzhno-Kazahstanskaya Oblast), all but one of which were children, were accidentally and five of the children died. Another 16 children soon tested positive for HIV, and a sixth child died from AIDS
. Dosayev's replacement, Anatoly Dernovoi
, announced on 10 October that four more children were found to be infected with HIV and "eight cases in mothers have been detected. The infection locus
has been contained, but preventive efforts will continue."
Valentina Skryabina, leader of Nadezhnaya Opora, a nongovernmental organization that combats AIDS infections in drug addicts, said, "Blood is an article of trade.... Hospitals are offered blood, and not always through the (official) blood center. People trade in blood like they do in human organs."
The Health Ministry raised the estimated number of children infected with HIV initially to 78 and later to 82, with eight dead from various diseases. By 2007 118 children and 14 mothers were found to have been infected.
took Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev
's appointment of Dosayev to Finance Minister as a surprise, calling him and Adilbek Jaksybekov, who Nazarbayev appointed Minister of Trade and Industry, "newcomers." Kazakh Prime Minister Imangali Tasmagambetov
's resignation triggered the dismissal of all government ministers as outlined in the Constitution of Kazakhstan
.
Dosayev, addressing journalists and the Parliament of Kazakhstan
on 19 March that AGIP KCO would pay the government USD 150 million for delaying oil production in the Kashagan oilfield. He said, "There will be two sums - 100 and 50 [million dollars]. One hundred is to arrive, and 50 will come a bit later." The Revenue Watch Institute characterized his answer to a question regarding further payments for delaying output as "evasive." Dosayev said, "You know, Vladimir Sergeyevich Shkolnik
will tell you everything that was envisaged. I cannot speak about all the sums. The only thing I can now say is that 100 [million dollars] will arrive. We will negotiate the remainder later. The compensation calculated on the basis of the years [of postponed extraction]." He said that the government would "adjust the timeframe for payments and the like, if necessary," and the payment would either be transferred to the "National Fund [where surplus oil revenues are accumulated] or the budget to get the money. I think it will be the National Fund."
coast, had bird flu. Several areas in northern Kazakhstan were quarantined in 2005 when the H5N1
bird flu strain was found. Thousands of domestic fowl were culled when bird was detected in Kazakhstan in August. Asylbek Kozhimuratov, the Kazakh agriculture minister, said that all domestic poultry in Mangghystau had been vaccinated. Fowl in Atyrau province
, a location of suspected vulnerability to bird flu, were being vaccinated. The Kazakh Government started vaccinating an estimated 8 million fowl in February to limit the spread of bird flu.
, where they received intramuscular and intravenous injections." According to RIA Novosti, Dosayev "pledged to provide the full range of antiretroviral treatment for the infected children." The Government of Kazakhstan
's official statistics show 828 citizens tested positive for HIV in January to June 2006. In addition, 70, almost twice the number of cases for January to June 2005, new AIDS cases were found. The World Health Organization
attributed increasing HIV infections to intravenous drug users sharing used needles. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates 5,440 Kazakh citizens are HIV-positive.
.
Bolat Jylkyshiev, the governor of the Southern Kazakhstan region, was also fired. Nurlan Abdirov, the deputy head of Kazakhstan's National Security Committee
, said Dosayev and Jylkyshiev were guilty of "serious" negligence.
Abdirov said President
Nursultan Nazarbayev
would personally oversee an investigation into the accident. Nazarbayev gave the government until December 2006 to draft a national program to fight against HIV and AIDS infections.
Finance minister
The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government.A minister of finance has many different jobs in a government. He or she helps form the government budget, stimulate the economy, and control finances...
of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
from 16 June 2003 to 5 April 2004, head of the Agency for Regulating Natural Monopolies
Natural monopoly
A monopoly describes a situation where all sales in a market are undertaken by a single firm. A natural monopoly by contrast is a condition on the cost-technology of an industry whereby it is most efficient for production to be concentrated in a single form...
, and later as the Minister of Health Care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
. He was fired on 20 September 2006 after 56 patients in an hospital in South Kazakhstan Region (Yuzhno-Kazahstanskaya Oblast), all but one of which were children, were accidentally and five of the children died. Another 16 children soon tested positive for HIV, and a sixth child died from AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
. Dosayev's replacement, Anatoly Dernovoi
Anatoly Dernovoi
Anatoly Dernovoi is the Minister of Health Care in the Government of Kazakhstan.Minister Dernovoi's predecessor, Yerbolat Dosayev, was fired amid a scandal over the accidental infection of 76 children, six of whom died, with HIV. Dernovoi announced in a government meeting that eight of the...
, announced on 10 October that four more children were found to be infected with HIV and "eight cases in mothers have been detected. The infection locus
Locus (genetics)
In the fields of genetics and genetic computation, a locus is the specific location of a gene or DNA sequence on a chromosome. A variant of the DNA sequence at a given locus is called an allele. The ordered list of loci known for a particular genome is called a genetic map...
has been contained, but preventive efforts will continue."
Valentina Skryabina, leader of Nadezhnaya Opora, a nongovernmental organization that combats AIDS infections in drug addicts, said, "Blood is an article of trade.... Hospitals are offered blood, and not always through the (official) blood center. People trade in blood like they do in human organs."
The Health Ministry raised the estimated number of children infected with HIV initially to 78 and later to 82, with eight dead from various diseases. By 2007 118 children and 14 mothers were found to have been infected.
Finance Ministership
Although Dosayev had previously headed the Agency for Regulating Natural Monopolies, Radio Free EuropeRadio Free Europe
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took Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation received its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union...
's appointment of Dosayev to Finance Minister as a surprise, calling him and Adilbek Jaksybekov, who Nazarbayev appointed Minister of Trade and Industry, "newcomers." Kazakh Prime Minister Imangali Tasmagambetov
Imangali Tasmagambetov
Imangali Nurgaliuly Tasmagambetov is the current mayor of Astana, Kazakhstan. From December 2004-April 2008 he served as the mayor of Almaty...
's resignation triggered the dismissal of all government ministers as outlined in the Constitution of Kazakhstan
Constitution of Kazakhstan
The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the highest law of Kazakhstan, as stated in Article 4. The Constitution was approved by referendum on 30 August 1995.-Preamble:...
.
Dosayev, addressing journalists and the Parliament of Kazakhstan
Parliament of Kazakhstan
The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the bicameral legislature of Kazakhstan, according to the 1995 Constitution of Kazakhstan. The lower house is the Majilis, with 77 seats, elected to four year terms, 67 in single seat constituencies and 10 by proportional representation...
on 19 March that AGIP KCO would pay the government USD 150 million for delaying oil production in the Kashagan oilfield. He said, "There will be two sums - 100 and 50 [million dollars]. One hundred is to arrive, and 50 will come a bit later." The Revenue Watch Institute characterized his answer to a question regarding further payments for delaying output as "evasive." Dosayev said, "You know, Vladimir Sergeyevich Shkolnik
Vladimir Shkolnik
Vladimir Sergeyevich Shkolnik , born 17 February 1949 in Serpukhov, Russia, served as the Minister of Industry and Trade in the Government of Kazakhstan until Galym Orazbakov replaced him on 10 January 2007 in a political shakeup...
will tell you everything that was envisaged. I cannot speak about all the sums. The only thing I can now say is that 100 [million dollars] will arrive. We will negotiate the remainder later. The compensation calculated on the basis of the years [of postponed extraction]." He said that the government would "adjust the timeframe for payments and the like, if necessary," and the payment would either be transferred to the "National Fund [where surplus oil revenues are accumulated] or the budget to get the money. I think it will be the National Fund."
Bird flu
Dosayev announced on 20 March 2006 that tests had confirmed that a dead swan found in Mangghystau Province, on Kazakhstan's Caspian SeaCaspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
coast, had bird flu. Several areas in northern Kazakhstan were quarantined in 2005 when the H5N1
H5N1
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, also known as "bird flu", A or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the influenza A virus which can cause illness in humans and many other animal species...
bird flu strain was found. Thousands of domestic fowl were culled when bird was detected in Kazakhstan in August. Asylbek Kozhimuratov, the Kazakh agriculture minister, said that all domestic poultry in Mangghystau had been vaccinated. Fowl in Atyrau province
Atyrau Province
Atyrau Oblast is a province of Kazakhstan. It is situated in the west of the country around the northeast of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Atyrau, with a population of 142,500 people; the province itself has 480,000 people...
, a location of suspected vulnerability to bird flu, were being vaccinated. The Kazakh Government started vaccinating an estimated 8 million fowl in February to limit the spread of bird flu.
July
In July 2006 at least six Kazakh children were accidentally infected with HIV. According to Anatoly Belonog, Kazakhstan's chief epidemiologist, the "contamination" was caused by gross "violation[s] of sanitary norms at medical institutions." Belonog said the children were either infected by transfusions of HIV-positive blood or through the use of poorly sterilized medical instruments. Ualikhan Akhmetov, the head of Kazakhstan's Health Ministry's medical services quality control committee, said, "The HIV-positive children have been repeatedly admitted to hospitals in the city of ShymkentShymkent
Shymkent , formerly known as Chimkent , is the capital city of South Kazakhstan Province, the most populated region in Kazakhstan. It is the third most populous city in Kazakhstan behind Almaty and Astana with a population of 629,600 . A major railroad junction on the Turkestan-Siberia Railway, the...
, where they received intramuscular and intravenous injections." According to RIA Novosti, Dosayev "pledged to provide the full range of antiretroviral treatment for the infected children." The Government of Kazakhstan
Government of Kazakhstan
The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan oversees a presidential republic. The President of Kazakhstan, currently Nursultan Nazarbayev, is head of state and nominates the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government...
's official statistics show 828 citizens tested positive for HIV in January to June 2006. In addition, 70, almost twice the number of cases for January to June 2005, new AIDS cases were found. The World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
attributed increasing HIV infections to intravenous drug users sharing used needles. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates 5,440 Kazakh citizens are HIV-positive.
May
The patients were infected either by the use of unsterilized syringes, or by the transfusion of contaminated blood, in May 2006. At least four of the children have died from AIDSAIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
.
Bolat Jylkyshiev, the governor of the Southern Kazakhstan region, was also fired. Nurlan Abdirov, the deputy head of Kazakhstan's National Security Committee
National Security Committee
The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan is an intelligence agency in Kazakhstan. It was founded on 13 July 1992.-History:...
, said Dosayev and Jylkyshiev were guilty of "serious" negligence.
Abdirov said President
President of Kazakhstan
President of Kazakhstan is the head of state, supreme commander-in-chief and holder of the highest office within the Kazakhstan. The authorities of this position are described in special section of Constitution of Kazakhstan....
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation received its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union...
would personally oversee an investigation into the accident. Nazarbayev gave the government until December 2006 to draft a national program to fight against HIV and AIDS infections.