Our work in Mongolia
Mongolia has made significant achievements in improving the health of its citizens in recent years. Deaths among infants and children have been reduced; the country has maintained its polio-free status; and endemic transmission of measles and tetanus
has been eliminated.
However, Mongolia faces a range of stubborn health challenges, including illnesses and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis, and a rising burden of noncommunicable diseases. Growing urbanization brings new challenges,
such as air pollution and access to safe drinking-water and sanitation for communities on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar.
To address these issues and support Mongolia’s progress towards universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals, it is important to strengthen the health system and to improve the efficiency of major health programmes. To this end, cross-sectoral collaboration is vital.
Mongolia–WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2017–2021
The Mongolia–WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2017–2021 sets out the medium-term vision for the joint work of the Ministry of Health and WHO.
The strategy supports work towards achievement of the goals of the Mongolia Sustainable Development Vision 2030 and the State Policy on Health (2017–2026), and aim at reducing the prevalence of hepatitis and tuberculosis, and the risk of noncommunicable diseases.
National strategic goals of Mongolia
Mongolia is a democratic country with significant natural and agricultural resources. Guided by the Mongolia Sustainable Development Vision 2030 (MSDV), the country is striving by 2030 to be among the leading middle-income countries based on per capita income, with a diverse economy, ecological balance and democratic governance. The Government is committed to ending poverty, improving the living environment and increasing life expectancy at birth to 78 years by 2030. These national goals are in line with and contribute to Mongolia’s progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Guided by the country cooperation strategy (CCS), the Ministry of Health and WHO will work together to support implementation of the State Policy on Health (2017–2026) through three strategic priorities.
Publications
This well-child care (WCC) scoping review aimed to review the existing policies, strategies and programmes for identifying gaps and developing...
29 September 2023
Mongolia COVID-19 vaccines post-introduction evaluation (cPIE), 19-30 September 2022
Mongolia, a Member State of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific Region, swiftly introduced and extensively distributed COVID-19...
30 August 2023
Report of the Regional Director : the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region, 1 July 2022 - 30 June...
Covering the period from July 2022 to June 2023, this Report highlights how WHO in the Western Pacific Region has worked to turn the hard lessons of the...
2 November 2022
Monitoring financial protection and utilization of health services in Mongolia: 2009-2018
"Monitoring financial protection and utilization of health services in Mongolia 2009-2018" is based on national representative household socioeconomic...
18 October 2022
Report of the Regional Director : the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region, 1 July 2021 - 30 June...
This report, covering the period from July 2021 to June 2022, highlights how WHO continued supporting countries and areas in the Western Pacific Region...
1 September 2022
Criteria for validation of elimination of viral hepatitis B and C: report of 7 country pilots
A series of country pilots (Brazil, Egypt, Georgia, Mongolia, Rwanda, Thailand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) of the elimination...
2 May 2017
Leaving no one behind : WHO Mongolia
The Government of Mongolia fully supports the Leaving No One Behind principle, promoted by WHO as a means to introduce universal health coverage (UHC)...
1 January 2017
WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2017-2021: Mongolia
The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) is WHO’s strategic framework to guide the Organization’s work in and with a country. It responds to...
23 December 2013
WHO country cooperation strategy for Mongolia 2010-2015
Mongolia has made steady progress in improving the health of its population in recent decades. The country is on track to meet the Millennium Development...