Ulaanbaatar
MP Yo.Baatarbileg receives WHO Deputy Regional Director
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On July 31, MP and Head of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Policy, Education, Culture and Science, Yo.Baatarbileg met delegates led by Dr. Takeshi Kasai, World Health Organization (WHO)'s Deputy Regional Director for the Western Pacific.
MP Yo.Baatarbileg emphasized that the Parliament and the Government of Mongolia have been actively working in scope of strategic goals of the WHO. He stated “WHO is one of the most important donor organizations which provide consistent support and assistance to the health sector reforms of Mongolia. The current Parliament and Government of Mongolia have set health sector’s biggest goals in the ‘Action Program of the Government of Mongolia for 2016-2020’ which meets ‘leave no one behind’, WHO’s goal and objective,”
“For instance, national programs including ‘Whole Liver Mongolia’ and ‘'Tuberculosis-free Mongolia’ were adopted and successfully launched. I have established a lobby group against tuberculosis in the Parliament. In addition, ‘Whole Liver Mongolia’ program has been realized in Arkhangai aimag and the people aged 40 to 65 were fully diagnosed and got treatment for liver diseases. WHO experts recognized the results of the project in Arkhangai aimag and it has been discussed as a good example at major international conferences and discussions of hepatologists. The Government of Mongolia is implementing numerous programs against communicable and non-communicable diseases. We can provide medical assistance to everyone with accurate policy and efficient implementation as Mongolia has population of just over three million”
MP Yo.Baatarbileg emphasized that the Parliament and the Government of Mongolia have been actively working in scope of strategic goals of the WHO. He stated “WHO is one of the most important donor organizations which provide consistent support and assistance to the health sector reforms of Mongolia. The current Parliament and Government of Mongolia have set health sector’s biggest goals in the ‘Action Program of the Government of Mongolia for 2016-2020’ which meets ‘leave no one behind’, WHO’s goal and objective,”
“For instance, national programs including ‘Whole Liver Mongolia’ and ‘'Tuberculosis-free Mongolia’ were adopted and successfully launched. I have established a lobby group against tuberculosis in the Parliament. In addition, ‘Whole Liver Mongolia’ program has been realized in Arkhangai aimag and the people aged 40 to 65 were fully diagnosed and got treatment for liver diseases. WHO experts recognized the results of the project in Arkhangai aimag and it has been discussed as a good example at major international conferences and discussions of hepatologists. The Government of Mongolia is implementing numerous programs against communicable and non-communicable diseases. We can provide medical assistance to everyone with accurate policy and efficient implementation as Mongolia has population of just over three million”
Dr. Takeshi Kasai expressed gratitude to the MP for welcoming the delegation, citing Mongolia has been closely cooperating with the WHO.
He continued, "Mongolia has a full potential to implement the ‘Whole Liver Mongolia’ program successfully and eliminate hepatitis C virus. I am currently nominated for the WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, and if I selected, I will focus on keeping the Western Asia safe and healthy. Yesterday, I visited at the National Center for Communicable Diseases and the National Center Maternal and Child Health. I was proud to see that the health sector of Mongolia was noticeably improved over the last decade, and developed to an internationally competitive level."
"Mongolia has been expanding its cooperation with the WHO since joining the organization in 1962. The WHO Representative Office in Mongolia works closely with the Standing Committee. We request the WHO to further focus on reducing communicable diseases. Also, we are pleased that you, who is experienced and has been working in the WHO for many years, is being nominated for the WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific and Mongolia will support you" added the MP.
In turn, Dr. Takeshi Kasai expressed his appreciation, noting that he will support WHO projects and programs in Mongolia.
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