Cooperation agreement signed for nat’l campaign against cancer

Society
en_khuder@montsame.mn
2016-03-01 17:25:35

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Khan Bank Foundation, the National Center of Oncology (NCO), and the Mongolian National Broadcaster (MNB) will co-organize the national campaign against cancer for the 6th year.

A cooperation agreement on the matter was signed last week in a presence of Ts.Oyunbaatar, the Deputy PM and acting Minister of Health and Sport; Norihiko Kato, Khan Bank CEO; L.Tomorbaatar, the general director of the NCO; D.Enkhtuya, a vice director of the Mongolian National Broadcaster; and other officials.

Khan Bank, the NCO and the Mongolian National Broadcaster have successfully implemented the national campaign for five years in remote rural areas with higher levels of cancer risk factors, with the aim of conducting preventive check-ups and diagnosing cancer in its early stages. The outcomes of the past five years clearly show that the campaign has made concrete contribution to the reduction of terminal cancer diagnoses.

Khan Bank contributed over 720 million MNT to the campaign and delivered cancer prevention information to the public by training over 2,000 rural employees as volunteers.

Within the campaign, a team of doctors have travelled around the country and screened a total of 90,000 individuals for cancer. The team has conducted 403 immediate surgeries in rural areas and organized specialized training for 5,400 doctors and specialists. Along with conducting regular activities developed for the campaign, regional training will be organized for doctors in neighboring provinces and soums regarding early diagnosis of cancer, chemical treatment options, hospice care, and clinical ultrasounds.