Mongolia’s ambitious programme to tackle cancer death rates reaches 40% of population

Mongolia’s ambitious programme to tackle cancer death rates reaches 40% of population

Screening project aims to reduce highest cancer mortality rate in the world, but nomadic way of life means many in rural areas are unaware of services

An ambitious project in Mongolia to tackle cancer mortality rates has reached 40% of the country’s population, according to the World Health Organization.

Two years after the screening programme began in the world’s worst place for cancer survival almost half its citizens have been tested for a number of non-communicable diseases, particularly cancers.

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