Ulan Bator, April 8 (IANS) At least 20,000 women in their 30s and 40s will undergo screening for the human papillomavirus (HPV), a leading cause of cervical cancer, in Mongolia this year, local media reported, citing the country’s health ministry.The ministry emphasised that cervical cancer is preventable and urged women in the targeted age group to actively participate in the screening programme.According to the National Centre for Communicable Diseases, cervical cancer is the second most commo…
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Ulan Bator, Feb 9 (IANS) The total number of measles cases in Mongolia has increased to 14,123, the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Monday.The majority of new measles infections were among school-age children who had had only one shot of the measles vaccine, the NCCD said in a statement.In view of this, the NCCD advised parents to protect their children from a potentially severe disease by getting them two doses of the measles vaccine.Measles is one of the worl…
Ulan Bator, Jan 8 (IANS) Mongolia’s measles tally surged to 13,861 after 8 new local infections were reported in the past 24 hours, the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Thursday.More than half of new measles infections were among school-age children who have had only one shot of the measles vaccine, the NCCD said in a statement.In this regard, the NCCD suggested that parents protect their children from a potentially severe disease by getting them two doses of th…