UN Population Fund delivers Project End Evaluation Result of the ‘Telemedicine’ Project
SocietyUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On June 6, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) delivered the
final evaluation of Telemedicine Project in Ministry of Health under the title ‘Innovation
in maternal and new-born health services, Mongolia: from pilot to institutionalization’.
Telemedicine intervention in
maternal and child health services which started in 2007 with joint effort of
UNFPA, Government of Luxembourg, National Center for Maternal and Child and
aimag hospitals allows pregnant women and provincial doctors to seek real-time
medical consultation from experts via online. Telemedicine also provides online
learning platforms for medical professionals around the country to learn
updated training materials and clinical guidelines. Telemedicine Project won United
Nations Public Service Award for its “innovation and excellence in delivering
health services.”
The independent consultants
in charge of evaluation – Mzia Turashvili, MD., MScPH and Dr. Davaadorj
Uranchimeg MD., MSc. concluded that the Project has been: highly relevant to
the national and international priorities of reducing maternal and child
mortality; highly effective in institutionalizing telecommunication; and highly
effective in capacity building while directly contributing in reduction of
maternal death in the country.
The Ministry of Health and
the National Center of Maternal and Child Health will carry out the
Telemedicine Project, which is now in Exit Phase, after 2019 September. The
panel of various experts in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and antenatal care (ANC)
representing academia and health service providers, led by the Dr.
Byambasuren, Vice Minister of Health and Dr. Iliza, Assistant Representative of
UNFPA, openly discussed the future of the Project on the subjects of
sustainability of Telemedicine and institutionalization of training.
source: UNFPA Mongolia