2021-05-27 18:47:35
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. ‘Building the Capacity for COVID-19
Diagnosis and Service Delivery for the Most Vulnerable in Mongolia amidst
Pandemic’ project reached its goal and objectives and organized its closing
event on May 27.
In March 2020, Rio Tinto announced to support global
grassroots community for COVID-19 preparedness and recovery in countries where
it operates.
As a result of the strong advocacy efforts by Rio Tinto’s
subsidiary in Mongolia and Oyu Tolgoi LLC, 602 thousand USD which equals to 1.7
billion MNT has been allocated for Mongolia. UNFPA Mongolia Country Office’s
project proposal to enhance the health services of Mongolia has been selected
2021-02-24 13:57:16
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ 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 with a set of essential 19 equipment and accessories has successfully established and handed-over to general hospital of Zamyn-Uud soum, Dornogobi province today.
It is vital at this time of the pandemic that the foreign trade turnover in the port of Zamyn-Uud and the border area, the main root of trade and economic hub in Mongolia, continue unabated. Therefore, this assistance from Rio Tinto and UNFPA was timely to help the locals, including more than 1,000 drivers who play a key role in maintaining normal transportation during the pandemic, to be regularly tested and to increase the diagnostic and service capacity of Zamyn-Uud General Hosp