Ulaanbaatar
New supply of lab tests and protection equipment presented to Health Ministry
Politics
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. On April 11, a new supply of lab
tests and personal protection equipment (PPE) including medical and surgical
masks, face shields, goggles, gowns and gloves worth over USD 80,000 were
handed over to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Dr Sergey Diorditsa, WHO Representative to Mongolia, said
that these PPEs are essential to protect health workers and responders working
on the COVID-19 frontline, so that they stay safe and healthy and can take
better care of patients infected with COVID-19.
WHO has been working closely with MoH since the first case
was registered in December 2019 and has been providing support with technical
advice and guidance, national capacity building of health professionals,
laboratory testing and supplies of much needed equipment and PPEs for the
health care sector.
“It is remarkable that Mongolia has 16 confirmed cases as of
today. This is the result of effective and timely measures undertaken by all
health professionals and responders working tirelessly to protect the health of
all in the country”, said Dr Sergey and commended the Minister of Health and
MoH for outstanding leadership in keeping Mongolia safe.
Thursday marked 100 days since WHO was first notified about
an illness of an unknown cause now officially known as COVID-19. “Since then
not a single day has gone by without collaboration between the health sector
and WHO”, stated Minister of Health Ms D.Sarangerel and thanked WHO on behalf
of all health professionals for this third supply of PPEs and continued support
in all areas.
In addition to response measures and preparedness efforts by
the Government of Mongolia and the health sector, Ms Sarangerel emphasized the
importance of everyone’s role in fighting this disease and reminded all to
continue taking protective measures.
Source: WHO Mongolia
