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Health Minister reports on national liver program
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ ‘Whole Liver Mongolia’ national program has reached about 230 thousand Mongolians in three months.
During the Cabinet’s regular meeting on August 9, Wednesday, Minister of Health A.Tsogtsetseg reported on the progress of ‘Whole Liver Mongolia’ national program.
The Cabinet ordered Minister of Finance B.Choijilsuren, Minister of Labor and Social Protection N.Nomtoibayar and Minister of Health A.Tsogtsetseg to take urgent measures to solve the finance of the program in order to intensify the implementation.
Three months after its launch, the national program has reached about 230 thousand people, engaging them in Hepatitis B and C tests. About 510 thousand people of age range 40-65 are included in the program’s 2017 target group. A recent update indicates that about 17.5 percent of those who took the medical examinations were tested positive.
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