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

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Mongolia has the highest cancer mortality rate in the world.

While globally 111 people per 100,000 die of cancer, in Mongolia the figure is 194 .

Nearly 30% of Mongolians lead a nomadic lifestyle, herding cattle in remote areas far from health facilities.

Even those in more urbanised areas but outside the capital, Ulaanbaatar , often are not screened for cancers.

But Nergui had never heard of the programme. “It’s the kind of thing my wife would know about,” he said..

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