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Background and Aims: Background: According to official data of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the overall incidence of the circulatory system events (including stroke and cardiovascular diseases [CVD]) has increased almost three times over the past 20 years. In 2018, the WHO stated “Improving Noncommunicable Disease Outcomes: Health System Barriers and Opportunities” that effective primary prevention in high-risk people of Kazakhstan is not being achieved. Aim: To determine feasibly and usability of the PreventS-MD webapp for health care providers (HCPs) as well as its implementation at the national level for prevention stroke and cardiovascular diseases in the country. Methods: This is the second stage of the international PreventS-MD study in 27 countries, including Kazakhstan. HCPs tested and evaluated PreventS-MD software on hypothetical patients. Based on the feedback received from HCPs and patients, the final version of PreventS-MD was modified, published and translated into Kazakh. Ministry of Heath was approached for implementation of the PreventS-MD across Kazakhstan. Results: The system usability scores confirmed the excellent usability of the final version of the PreventS-MD webapp (M=81.7; 95% CI [79.1-84.3]) in the field. The results were not influenced by the age, gender,employment, experience, or specialty of health workers Conclusions: PreventS-MD webapp is a reliable way to reduce the incidence of stroke and prevalence of its risk factors. The introduction of effective population and individual preventative interventions into the clinical practice of doctors, including the information system (PreventS-MD), will enhance the currently used prevention strategies for stroke/CVD and other noncommunicable diseases.