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Neonatal Pathology Unit opens at Regional Diagnostic Treatment Center in Khovd
SocietyUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Khovd
Aimag opened
a new Neonatal Pathology
Unit on January 23. Some 30 equipment of 16 types were
installed in the department, which has 6 rooms and 8 beds for infection treatment
of neonates under 28 days of age.
Equipped with other essential medical devices and medicines for
neonatal care the unit will provide medical services with a total staff of 15 people, including 5 specialized doctors and 10
specialized nurses. In Khovd aimag, under-5 mortality
rate is 19.1 percent, infant mortality rate is 14.9 percent and perinatal death
rate is 14.3 percent, which means higher than the national average.
Therefore, to reduce
infant infection rate and mortality, especially to improve neonatology service Neonatal Pathology Unit was established by
the order A | 49, dated 31 December 2018, by the Director of the Regional
Diagnostic Center.
84.7 percent of pregnant
women in the province deliver their babies in the Regional Diagnostic and Treatment
Center. Last year, 17 neonatal mortality
cases were registered, of which 14 were premature births. “Therefore, our unit
will focus on reducing infant infection and mortality,” underlined Head of the
department and infant physician Ts.Solongo.
The establishment of Neonatal Pathology Unit at the Diagnosis
and Diagnostic Center is significant to
ensure quality and accessible delivery of specialized healthcare services to
infants and for early detection and treatment of neonatal disorders.
D.Uransolongo
