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MongoliaPrecautions Against AIDS
At the end of 1988, Mongolia had reported no cases of
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). In 1987 an AIDS
research center was opened at the Institute of Hygiene and
Virology, and its specialists were trained in laboratory analysis
by WHO experts. About 16,000 people had been checked for the
disease by December 1988, but no carriers had been found. All
Mongolians who had been abroad for more than three months were
required to be tested. This was considered necessary because
Mongolia sends thousands of young people to study in other
countries. Analysis of donor blood and blood products had begun
by mid-1988, and special laboratories were being established in
large hospitals. Foreign students coming to Mongolia were
required to be tested for AIDS, either in Mongolia or abroad, and
Mongolia accepted the results of tests performed in the United
States.
Data as of June 1989
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