The Millennium Challenge Foundation (MCF) has handed over
ambulance vehicles with medical equipment and training facilities worth USD285
million to hospitals and health organizations throughout the country. One
Toyota Landcruiser worth USD44,500 was handed over to the Chief of the Health
Organization in each of the 21 aimags and 9 districts and medical training
facilities worth USD9.2 million to hospitals there.

Prime Minister S.Batbold attended the ceremony and said the
Government was aware of the need to improve health care services. The budget of
2011 has allocated MNT250 billion to build large hospitals in some aimags.
Ambulances will be provided to more areas so that people in remote localities
can be reached.

The MCF will invest USD39.1 million in the health sector of
Mongolia, including providing hospitals of the first and second stages with
diagnostic and therapeutic equipment for blood pressure, diabetes, breast and
uterine cancer.