On February 8, President Kh.Battulga issued a decree conferring the state prize to four teams in the health sector. In particular, the president conferred the state prize to members of the liver transplant team of the First State Central Hospital (FSCH) for the introduction of liver transplantation in Mongolia and recognition of their significant contribution to the development of Mongolian medicine since 2011. The team headed by Honored Medical Doctor O.Sergelen includes Director of Cell and Organ Transplantation Coordination Office at the National Center for Health Development P.Batchuluun, Head of Department of Gastroenterology at the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUME) D.Davaadorj, Director of Intensive Care at the Anesthesia and Emergency Center of FSCH D.Chuluunbaatar, Head of Anesthesia and Emergency Department at MNUME L.Ganbold, Professor of MNUME S.Erdene, Chief Surgeon of FSCH L.Amgalan, Deputy Head of Treatment Department of the hospital O.Bayarmaa, and medical imaging consultant of Durvun Bileg Hospital B.Erdenebileg. Members of the kidney transplant team of the FSCH received the award for their contribution to the introduction of kidney transplantation in Mongolia. In 1996, the team introduced kidney transplantation, making a significant contribution to the development of Mongolian medicine. They successfully performed kidney transplants on 233 patients to date.