Ulaanbaatar
Mobile health technology improves primary healthcare service
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mobile health technology has put a foundation of practices to prevent and reveal diseases in early stage and the technology is proper to provide sparsely populated people with primary healthcare service. Health Minister A.Tsogtsetseg said it in an experience sharing workshop on “Introduction of mobile health technology at the primary healthcare and community level in Mongolia” project, held today, March 10 at the Health Ministry.
The Minister also noted that mobile health technology is important to realize State policy on health and achieve Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals.
The project aims to improve health state of population, particularly vulnerable groups through introducing mobile health technology at the primary healthcare and community level within the principle to strengthen local health system. The project has been implemented in the Governor’s office of Songino-Khairkhan district, remote khoroos of 7 and 26, Gurvantes, Nomgon and Manlai soums of Umnugobi aimag.
The project is to be implemented further in medical centers in Undur-Ulaan of Arkhangai aimag, Bogd soum of Bayankhongor, Zuunkhangai soum of Uvs aimag, Erdenetsagaan soum of Sukhbaatar aimag as well as family clinic “Gerelt Manal” in Sukhbaatar district and ‘Ugtakh-Ireedui” in Chinggeltei district of Ulaanbaatar city.
Over 13000 people have been involved in health examination and diagnosis to reveal non-infectious diseases in early stage and in health education program. Moreover, vehicles and equipment necessary for mobile healthcare service have been supplied and medical officers have been trained to use mobile equipment.
