U.S Government donation of PPE presented to Ministry of Health

Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Yesterday, U.S. Ambassador Michael S.Klecheski handed over the U.S. government donation of personal protective equipment for doctors and medical staff for COVID-19 prevention to Mongolia’s Ministry of Health. Expressing appreciations to the U.S. Government, Minister of Health D. Sarangerel emphasized that the PPE donation is an important and well-timed measure at a time that the need for PPE has increased sharply due to the infection situations in the world countries, and said these PPE would be urgently delivered. Ambassador Michael Klecheski said that the U.S. Department of Defense has donated a total of USD 28,399.0 or MNT 80 million worth of PPE to the Ministry of Health, the National Center for Communicable Diseases, and the Specialized Inspection Agency, and expressed hope that the PPE would contribute to preventing forefront doctors and medical staff from COVID-19 infection. Moreover, the Ambassador informed that the U.S. Department of Defense, through its Civil-Military Support Element, is carrying out certain humanitarian works in Mongolia, and last week it commenced construction of a kindergarten in Sukhbaatar city, Selenge aimag. The Ambassador also said the donation is the most practical example of the strategic partnership between Mongolia and the United States and praised the effectiveness of the Mongolian government's response to COVID-19.