Mongolia

Surgery in Mongolia.

Western-style medicine in Mongolia was introduced in 1922. Today the health service structure is well adapted to the needs of the country. Surgery in Mongolia is performed by more than 300 surgeons who serve a population of 2.5 million people. The differences in geographical and settlement conditions create significant disparities in health needs between rural and urban populations. In this rep...

Surviving Modernity in Mongolia

Editor’s introduction: This succinct presentation by one of the world’s great scholars of Mongolian Buddhism summarizes the challenges that Buddhism has faced and continues to face in Mongolia. Amid historical reconsideration and revisionism – and continuing propaganda – it is important to acknowledge and understand, as Dr. Wallace conveys, the enormity of repression faced by Buddhism, as Mongo...

Mongolia 2008. HiT Summary

Mongolia is a landlocked central Asian country, bordered by the Russian Federation to the north and the People’s Republic of China to the south. It has a stable democratic parliamentary system, which is currently headed by the National Unity Government (1). The current President is Nambaryn Enkhbayar, a former Prime Minister and a chairman of the Parliament, who won presidential elections as a ...

Mongolia Conflict Vulnerability Analysis

Ultrasound in Mongolia

In June 2015, I set off with eight intrepid emergency physicians to teach emergency medicine to Mongolian doctors across a range of disciplines. A strong relationship between Australian and Mongolian anaesthetists has been forged since 2001 when Dr David Pesod first represented Australia at an anaesthesia conference. Over the years, Australian volunteers have delivered quality training in obste...