Mongolia wins United Nations Public Service Award for telemedicine project
The National Center for Maternal and Child Health (NCMCH) of Mongolia received the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award (UNPSA).
Mongolia wins United Nations Public Service Award for telemedicine project. The National Center for Maternal and Child Health (NCMCH) of Mongolia received the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award (UNPSA) in the category of “Innovation and Excellence in Delivering Health Services” for their work in implementing the Telemedicine Project out of over 552 nominations. Telemedicine project established a network of medical professionals and maternity hospitals countrywide, connecting them to the National Maternity Center in Ulaanbaatar. Through this network, pregnant women in remote rural areas were able to receive expert consultation and life-saving care, all without the burden of travelling to the Ulaanbaatar city or exhausting their resources in the effort. As a result, the Telemedicine project has helped over 1,800 women with pregnancy complications since its launch in 2007. In 2016 alone, over 58.4 % of cases of direct obstetric near misses consulted through the network. Also, 70 % of all gynaecologists and obstetricians working in Mongolia on emergency obstetric care had received training through the Telemedicine project. The project was supported by the Government of Mongolia, the Government of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and UNFPA.
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