History

Receive funding for, write and begin filming a one-hour training video about sharps containers and health safety for health care workers.
Collect and ship145 of the 1,000 serum samples to the National Institutes of Health in Washington DC.
Test and provide hepatitis B vaccine for all 200 health care workers at the Khenti Province Hospital.
Oyu Togoi chooses FIRE to receive $15,000 for a hepatitis testing and vaccination project in Omnogovi Province.
Train 100 health care workers on Medical Waste Management and Health Safety.
Distribute 19,000 sharps containers (bio-hazard boxes for sharp
medical waste) to 21 hospitals and clinics in Dornod Province.
Develop a Diabetes Prevention Program with the support of the Ministry of Health and Millennium Challenge Account – Mongolia (MCA-M).
Send 450 pounds of donated hand knitted winter items to Mongolia, the final shipment of the Dulaan Project.
Continue to develop the Board of Directors.
Continue to write and apply for several grants for all of FIRE’s projects.

Hire Munkhajrgal Ayurzana as FIRE’s Medical Director.
Hire an Administrative Officer for the office in Mongolia.
Distribute 28,000 sharps containers (bio-hazard boxes for sharp medical waste) to 42 hospitals and clinics in 2 provinces of Mongolia.
Receive approval from the Mongolian Ministry of Health Ethical Committee to ship 1,000 blood samples from Mongolia to the National Institutes of Health in Washington, DC.
Complete training materials for the sharps container health care worker training program.
Train 400 of health care workers on Medical Waste Management and Health Safety.
Complete a 2-week horse trip as a fundraiser with Wind Horse in northern Mongolia.
The Dulaan Project receives 2,033 handmade items from knitters around the world.
The Million Dollar Round Table Foundation chooses FIRE to receive $21,000 from for our work with Hepatitis in Mongolia.
Complete several grant applications for the Hepatitis and Health Safety and Medical Waste Management Programs.
Continue to develop the Board of Directors.
Hire one NAU Sociology Masters level student for a spring semester internship.

Open an office in Ulaanbaatar
Hire Narnygerel Erdenbelig as FIRE’s full time Medical Director in Mongolia and second employee.
Sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mongolian Ministry of Health for cooperation on FIRE’s medical programs.
Develop a long-term working relationship with the Western Pacific Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop medical training materials.
Begin the development of our Waste Management and Health Safety Program and Hepatitis Program.
One medical volunteer continues the development of our Orthopedic Training Program and distributes $30,000 worth of medical supplies to Trauma Hospital.
4 medical volunteers surveyed 300 health care workers in regards to Hepatitis B awareness and prevention, health safety and medical waste management, orthopedic awareness and treatment
One medical volunteer trains hospice workers about palliative care.
4 clothing volunteers distribute 7 tons of winter clothing to 10,000 people.
Aid distribution took place in 3 of Ulaanbaatar’s 6 districts.
The Dulaan Project receives 5, handmade items from knitters around the world.
Receive in-kind donations totaling over $50,000
FIREWORKS 4, A Photography & Fine Art Show & Auction, held at the Flagstaff Photography Center in Flagstaff, AZ and on-line.