Meeting on safety in the summer bathing season

On 2 June 2023, a large conference room at the South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, organised by the Department of Social Affairs and Youth Policy, hosted a large gathering of international students and staff from the Shymkent Civil Defence Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The meeting was attended by Captain Nurzhan Nurkhanovich Karakozov, Head of Civil Defence Department of Shymkent, Captain Temirbek Ali Shatyrbekovich, rescuers of the Operations and Rescue Squad of "Fire Extinguishing and Rescue Service" of Shymkent, psychologist of the Medical Centre for Disasters and foreign students of the Academy, as well as employees of the Youth Policy Department.

The event was moderated by the Dean of the International Faculty, Tulbasieva Araylym. In turn, Captain Nurzhan Nurkhanovich Karakozov, Head of the Civil Defence Department of the Shymkent Emergency Situations Department, noted that there are 5 official places for mass water recreation, tourism and sports in the city, of which 3 places are allowed for swimming.
They are the headwaters of the Togis Reservoir "Kholodilnik", the Badam Reservoir "Rakhat Badam" and the Koshkar-ata River. The Shymkent DESA also reported that 55 rescuers of the emergency-rescue unit ensure public safety.
During his speech, a doctor from the Disaster Medicine Centre elaborated on first aid and psychological assistance. And called for maximum caution in the bathing areas during the summer period