Beginning from 2000, projects, supported by WHO, and the Governments of Luxembourg and China, are being implemented to digitalize health services with a purpose to provide quality and accessible health services by using advanced ICT technologies.

The Government of Mongolia and World Bank’s International Development Association signed a credit agreement on implementing ‘E-Health Project’ in June, 2015 and the agreement was ratified by the Mongolia’s Parliament in July, 2015.

The objective of the project is to improve integration and utilization of health information and e-health solutions for better health service delivery. It will design an e-health system to provide faster access to more integrated health information systems. It will speed the processing of referrals, avoid duplication of tests and procedures, and facilitate follow-up care. The project will pilot new e-health system in two aimags and one district of Ulaanbaatar city so that information to be shared among hospitals and healthcare providers, even in remote areas. 

Health Minister D. Sarangerel said, “Although there are some ongoing projects on building capacity of infectious and non-infectious disease information system and developing e-health system, it needs to satisfy their integration and unity, coordinate technical and financial supports of international donor organizations and increase involvement of the Government.”

The national consultative meeting brought together over 100 participants from the Ministry of Health, other ministries, agencies, international donor organizations, health centers of aimags, capital city and districts and other organizations.