By Park Chung-a
Staff Reporter
Altangerel Delgermurun, a 35-year-old doctor dispatched from the Mongolia-based Korean medical laboratory MOBIO, has been receiving training at the Seoul Medical Sciences Institute and the National Cancer Center for four months to learn South Korea's advanced pathology techniques and convey them back to her home country.
After training, she will go back to Ulaan Baatar this week to the pathology department at MOBIO, which conducts various biochemistry, immunology, hematology, urinary, serology, molecular biology and viral markers testing. MOBIO was established by Seoul Medical Sciences Institute and Bio Core in 2001.
She has been working there since 2004 after graduating from a medical school in Mongolia.
``Currently, MOBIO plans to create a new pathology department, of which I will be in charge. Based on my experience and knowledge I gained here, I will try to successfully manage the pathology department in the laboratory,'' she said. ``I hope medical exchanges between the two countries will become more active so that more medical staff from Mongolia will be able to learn Korea's medical technology,'' she said.
According to her, Mongolia's level of medical technology is about 30 years behind that of South Korea.
``Many Mongolians have heart-related diseases due to insufficient intake of vegetables and excessive eating of meat. Also recently there has been a great increase in the number of patients suffering from hepatitis B and hepatitis C,'' she said. ``Amid the poor medical infrastructure of Mongolia, MOBIO has played a significant role in tackling such problems and conveying advanced medical technology around the country.''
Delgermurun said that she has been most impressed by MOBIO's conducting of free medical diagnosis services to residents in impoverished regions of Mongolia on a regular basis.
``Such activities by MOBIO have narrowed the gap between Mongolians and Koreans and have made me more dedicated to the company. By working hard, I would like to ultimately contribute to forging a closer connection between the two countries,'' she said.