Ulaanbaatar
Nat’l campaign against cancer implemented in Darkhan-Uul
SocietyUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A medical crew composed of 14 doctors and specialists conducted cancer screening, diagnosis, and surgery in Darkhan-Uul aimag on April 25-30 in the frames of the 6th national campaign against cancer being co-implemented by the National Cancer Center (NCC), the Khan Bank Foundation, and the Mongolian National Public Radio and Television (MNB).
The team conducted screening over 1,558 individuals in high risk groups with pre-cancerous conditions or indefinite diagnoses prepared by the General Hospital in Darkhan. The doctors carried out 116 cytology tests and 13 biopsies, and diagnosed 10 patients with cancer as well as conducted 11 urgent surgeries.
Rural residents diagnosed with cancer tend to go for long periods before getting effective medical treatment. Such free surgeries saves lives and prevents the families of patients from facing financial hardships.
One of the campaign’s objectives is to train and improve professional skills of rural doctors and specialists, so fifty doctors and the same number of nurses and health volunteers from 52 soums have been involved in regional training. 22 doctors and specialists from Darkhan-Uul, Selenge, Orkhon and Bulgan provinces have attended another training to upgrade their knowledge.
The team will stay in Omnogobi province which is its next destination until May 7, 2016.
