Ulaanbaatar
China to Provide All-Round Support in Establishing a Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Mongolia
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Ulaanbaatar, January 14, 2024 /MONTSAME/. A Mongolian delegation headed by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Health of Mongolia Ochirbat Dagvadorj visited the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on January 7-11, 2025.
The Mongolian delegation consisted of officials of the Ministry of Health, the National Center for Communicable Diseases, the National Center for Public Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative Office in Mongolia, and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
State Secretary of the Ministry of Health of Mongolia Ochirbat held an official meeting with Prof. Shen Hongbing, Vice Minister of the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China and Director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The two sides noted that the cooperation in the health sector between the two countries is expanding in the area of disease control and prevention.
State Secretary Ochirbat stated, “Mongolia formulated its first Law on Public Health Care Services, which was approved by the State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia on January 12, 2024, and put into force on April 1, 2024. The establishment of a national-level Center for Disease Control and Prevention and a Center for Public Health was legalized in this Law. Also, the establishment of such centers aligns with Mongolia’s short, medium, and long-term development policy, aiming at strengthening the country’s public health system and improving the accessibility of healthcare.” The State Secretary expressed gratitude to the Vice Minister Prof. Shen Hongbing for providing the opportunity to get acquainted with the structure, operations, good practices, and achievements of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and extended an invitation to visit Mongolia.
Vice Minister of the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China and Director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Prof. Shen Hongbing affirmed commitment to provide all-round support and cooperate in establishing a Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Mongolia.
