Within the framework of “Building the Capacity for COVID-19 Diagnosis and Service Delivery for the Most Vulnerable in Mongolia amidst Pandemic” project - funded by Rio Tinto Mongolia’s COVID-19 relief fund of 1.7 billion MNT - the third of four fully equipped PCR laboratories has been successfully established and handed-over to general hospital of Zamyn-Uud soum, Dornogobi province on February 24.
By establishing a PCR laboratory equipped with 19 types of essential equipment and necessary tools at the border area which serves as an important trade and economic hub for the country, it becomes possible to have the flow of freight transport go uninterrupted.

In addition, as part of the telemedicine - the second component of the project, 20 packages of primary health care toolkits were handed over to five border soums through the Sainshand General Hospital in Dornogobi province.

It is also planned to present PCR laboratory equipment to the Umnugobi Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center today on February 26.