WHO provides equipment to primary medical units
Within the frame of the ‘Whole Liver Mongolia’ national program, 97 laboratory centrifuges were handed over to primary medical units.
Within the frame of the ‘Whole Liver Mongolia’ national program, 97 laboratory centrifuges were handed over to primary medical units. The equipment worth USD 114 million was provided by the World Health Organization, making it possible for the primary medical units to conduct tuberculosis diagnosis and hepatitis C virus tests in their localities. Based on tuberculosis report from provinces, the equipment will be distributed to primary medical units in the provinces of western Uvs and eastern Sukhbaatar initially. Within the ‘Whole Liver Mongolia’ program, hepatitis B, C tests are being conducted among the population, financed by the Health Insurance Fund. On the national level, the program has reached over 350,000 people, who make up about 47 percent of the target group. Hepatitis B and C are considered to be the number two killer among Mongolians. A number of studies indicate that the peak of viral hepatitis transmission was in the 1970s and 1980s before disposable syringes were available in Mongolia. Poor infection control, re-use of syringes in health settings and administering injections at home led to the rapid spread of viral hepatitis. Currently, a hepatitis B is significantly high among people from 19–40 years of age and hepatitis C is spread among people from 19–65 years of age.
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