Taiwan’s NCF donates medical supplies to fight COVID-19 in Mongolia

2021/06/06
合作國家
Mongolia

Taiwan’s NCF donates medical supplies to fight COVID-19 in Mongolia

Protecting frontline healthcare workers to ensure the best prevention measures in Mongolia.

The Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation (NCF), a nongovernmental organization based in Taiwan, donated personal protective equipment (PPE)—including medical gloves, protective clothing, and safety face shields—to the National Center for Maternal and Child Health of Mongolia (NCMCHM) on May 28. The hospital has been overloaded with children with severe COVID-19 symptoms and faces a shortage of medical supplies due to the latest outbreak in Mongolia, which started in April. NCF's donation is worth US$15,000. Ensuring an adequate supply of PPE is vital to preventing infection of healthcare workers due to a large influx of COVID-19 patients.

Medical supplies from NCF to Mongolia.

◆Medical supplies from NCF to Mongolia.

The donation ceremony at the Taipei Trade and Economic Representative Office in Ulaanbaatar was attended by NCMCHM Managing Director Ms. Dulamragchaa, General Coordinator Ms. Solongo, Surgical Department Chair Dr. Ayanga, and Dr. Erdenetsogt, who represented hospital doctors. Erdenetsogt said the hospital appreciated the second donation from NCF and added that the donated PPE would improve the safety of medical healthcare workers. During the pandemic, Erdenetsogt said he wished everyone in Taiwan and Mongolia to stay safe and return to normal life.

NCF CEO Chen Yi-ling (陳依伶) and Consultant Rebecca Wang (王金英 joined the ceremony by videoconference. Chen said the NCF has cooperated closely with international NGOs and medical partners to combat COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Because Taiwan is facing a local outbreak that may have originated overseas, the country should cooperate with its neighbors to prevent further infections. Chen said the donation to NCMCHM shows NCF’s belief that Taiwan can help.

Taiwan's Representative to Mongolia Lo Chin-ru (羅靜如) said Taiwan had not been invited to participate in the 74th World Health Assembly in May. Lo said the outbreak in Taiwan showed the importance and necessity for Taiwan to join the World Health Organization (WHO) and related international medical institutions.  Lo said she hoped the world would staunchly support Taiwan's inclusion in WHO.

Videoconference between the Taipei Trade and Economic Representative Office in Ulaanbaatar and NCF in Taiwan.

◆Videoconference between the Taipei Trade and Economic Representative Office in Ulaanbaatar and NCF in Taiwan.

NCF is a nongovernmental organization set up in 1989 to provide comprehensive care for patients with cleft lip, cleft 

palate, and other craniofacial deformities. Based in Taiwan, NCF has cooperated with hospitals in more than 20 countries to establish medical missions, medical personnel training, and craniofacial centers. NCF started its cooperation in Mongolia with NCMCHM in 2009, sending 10 medical missions, 13 medical personnel, and donations of medical instruments and supplies.

Representative to Mongolia Lo Chin-ru (羅靜如) said the outbreak in Taiwan showed the importance and necessity of Taiwan's inclusion in WHO.

◆Representative to Mongolia Lo Chin-ru(羅靜如) said the outbreak in Taiwan showed the importance and necessity of Taiwan's inclusion in WHO.

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