Ulaanbaatar
Most Questions to PM Focus on Health Sector
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, January 19, 2026 /MONTSAME/. Prime Minister of Mongolia Zandanshatar Gombojav held a live public dialogue on Mongolian National Broadcaster (MNB) on January 17, 2026, answering questions raised by citizens.
When questions submitted by the public were categorized using artificial intelligence, the largest share concerned the health sector, including hospital appointment systems, access to services, quality of care, and doctors’ salaries and incentives. A similarly large number of questions focused on low wages and pensions, price increases in essential goods even after pay raises, heavy tax pressure on businesses, and insufficient regulation of licensing and loan and support policies. Many also raised concerns about high housing prices and rents that prevent access to mortgages, shortages of schools and kindergartens near new residential complexes, and large class sizes per teacher, which lead to poor educational quality.
From January 13, 2026, more than 9,000 questions were submitted by the public via the e-Mongolia system, the 11-11 Center, and MNB’s website and phone lines.
Questions and comments were also relayed live by Mongolians living in the United States, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom, as well as correspondents from more than ten aimags, including Khovd, Khuvsgul, Dornogobi, Dornod, Umnugobi, Orkhon, Arkhangai, and Tuv. In addition, MNB connected with citizens at five outdoor studio locations in the capital, including Narantuul Market, Sukhbaatar Square, and bus stops, to deliver their questions during the live broadcast. Representatives of professional associations, government organizations, business owners, and citizens also attended the live interview with the Prime Minister at the MNB studio.
Of those who submitted questions, 59 percent were men, and citizens aged 31-60 accounted for more than 80 percent of all questions. The highest number of questions came from residents of Darkhan-Uul, Orkhon, and Uvurkhangai aimags.
