Mongolia Regional Chapter

Chapter Activities 

Annual training: “Current situation and challenges in overcoming COVID-19 in Mongolia” 

25^th December 2020

This training was organized for health professionals, decision-makers, academic faculty, and medical students. The training was organized virtually via Google Meets on 25^th December 2020.

President-elect Dr. Gereltuya Dorj (MPharm, PhD) opened the seminar by sharing the main objectives of the ISPOR Mongolia Chapter, followed by the introduction of the presenters:

• Associate Professor Ganbat Byambaa (PhD, MPH, MD) President ISPOR Mongolia Chapter, World Health Organization.
• Professor Gerelmaa Zagd (MD, PhD), Honorary Doctor and Consultant Physician of Mongolia, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine.
• Associate Professor Gantuya Dorj (PhD, MPH, MD), Head of Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences.
• Associate Professor Gantugs Yundendorj (MSc, PhD), School of Public Health, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences.
• Dr. Mandakhnaran Ourevkhuu (MPharm, PhD), Head of Department of Pharmacy Technicians, School of Pharmacy, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences.
• Ms. Enkhzaya Bayaraa, Head of Product Development and Research Centre, Monos group.

The event had more than 40 participants from Mongolia, Germany, and Australia.  Representatives from public and private organizations, including the Ministry of Health, Mongolia, State Health Insurance, The General Agency for Specialized Inspection, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, School of Biomedicine, School of Public Health, Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mongolian University of Finance, and representatives from pharmacy departments of Shastin State Third Central Hospital of Mongolia, State First Central Hospital of Mongolia, State Second Central Hospital of Mongolia, Green Hospital of Mongolia, Mongolia-Japan University Teaching Hospital of Mongolia among others.

The annual training focused on issues associated with overcoming COVID-19 in Mongolia and information about clinical practices and costs related to pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatments for this viral pandemic in Mongolia and in the world. Additionally, speakers talked about future aspects and consequences of COVID-19 and the need for a better management of a plan for emergency during these situations.  

Antimicrobial Resistance Training Held in Mongolia Held

21 June 2019

ISPOR Mongolia Chapter organized a 1-day training, “Appropriate Use of Medicines, Control, and Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance,” for health professionals, decision-makers, and academic faculty in the health sector of Mongolia. The training was organized on 21 June 2019 and at the conference hall, Shastin State Third Central Hospital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia. More than 30 members participated, including representatives from public and private organizations, the Ministry of Health, Mongolia, State Health Insurance, General Agency for Specialized Inspection, Mongolian National University, and many more. Members of the training identified challenges in current health practice, specifically in relation to effectiveness and safety of locally produced antibiotics, and emphasized the need for further training and evidence in the field of cost-effectiveness of locally produced and imported medicines, cost-utilization of medicines, antibiotic consumption, antimicrobial resistance, health system research, and international best practices around the world.

Furthermore, ISPOR Mongolia Chapter informed about results of antimicrobial consumption surveys and distributed information among relevant health professionals. The training was supported by the Shastin State Third Central Hospital of Mongolia, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mongolian Association of Pharmacists and Mongolian Association of Hospital Pharmacists. 

Training on Pharmacoeconomics Held in Mongolia

18 September 2018

ISPOR Chapter Mongolia organized a one-day training, “A Training on Pharmacoeconomic Studies and Health System Outcomes Research for Academic Faculty Members, Professionals in the Health Sector of Mongolia,” for health professionals, decision makers, and academic faculty in the health sector of Mongolia. The training was organized on 18 September 2018 and was held at the Springs Hotel, 2A Olympic Street, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The training invited guest speakers from various institutions, including Professor Ganbat Byambaa, PhD, MPH, MD, president,ISPOR Mongolia Chapter, Health Department of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Professor Altaisakhan Khasag, MD, MPH, PhD, ISPOR Mongolia Chapter, School of Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Professor Tsetsegmaa Sanjjav, PhD, ISPOR Mongolia Chapter Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Gantuya Dorj, PhD, MPH, MD, ISPOR Mongolia Chapter, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences.

More than 20 members participated and representatives from both public and private organizations, such as Ministry of Health, Health Insurance Office, Public Health Institution, School of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, School of Biomedicine, School of Public Health, Mongol

ian National University of Medical Sciences, Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mongolian University of Finance, Mongolia, as well as pharmaceutical industries (Monos – drug wholesaling company), retail pharmacies (private), Achtan eji hospital (private) were in attendance. In addition, non-health professionals including directors of finance departments of hospitals, private drug wholesaling companies and retail pharmacies attended the training.

Members of the training exchanged ideas and experiences and emphasized the need for further training and information sharing in the field of pharmacoeconomics, health system research and international best practices around the world. As most participants agreed, training and educational activities regarding research methodologies and evidence-based data collection were on-demand.

“Pharmacoeconomic analysis, Outcomes Research for Health Professionals, Decision-makers in the Pharmaceutical System of Mongolia" Workshop

28 May 2016

New! The ISPOR Mongolia Chapter organized a one-day workshop entitled “Pharmacoeconomic analysis, Outcomes Research for Health Professionals, Decision-makers in the Pharmaceutical System of Mongolia” for health professionals and decision-makers in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors on 28 May, 2016. The workshop was held in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar. All speakers were the ISPOR Mongolia Chapter members who came from various institutions including Professor Ganbat Byambaa, Chapter President, Health Department of Ulaanbaatar, Professor Undram Lkhagva, Professor Tsetsegmaa Sanjjav, Associate Professor Munkh-Erdene Luvsan, and Dr.Gereltuya Dorj from Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, and Dr. Batbayar Ankhbayar, Ministry of Finance, Mongolia. 

Attended and Contributed 5 International Meetings in 2016

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

New! The Chapter members Dr. Dorj G., et al, attended and contributed to five international meetings:

1.  Current Management and Associated Risks of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Mongolia. American Thoracic Society 2016 International Conference, May 13-18, 2016, San Francisco. http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2016.193.1_MeetingAbstracts.A2120

2. Pharmaceutical HTA and Drug Reimbursement Process in Mongolia. Health Technology Assessment International, Annual Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, 10-14 May, 2016. https://issuu.com/htai/docs/tokyo-htai_abstracts_20160512-may13  

3. The Assessment of the Implementation of the National Strategy on Antimicrobial Resistance and Rational Use of Antibiotics in Mongolia. European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Amsterdam Holland, 9-12 April, 2016. 

4. Influence of Air Pollution on Some Pregnancy Outcomes and Burden of Pneumonia on Children under Five Years Old in Mongolia. ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress, Vienna, Austria   http://www.ispor.org/Event/ProgramList/2016Vienna?type=Poster

5. Prospective Study of The Incidence, Nature and Causes of Dispensing Errors in Community Pharmacies of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. ISPOR 7th Asia-Pacific Conference, Singapore, 3-6 September, 2016 http://www.ispor.org/Event/ProgramList/2016Singapore?type=Poster&sess=I&acode=PHP

Activities in the Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week

November 2016

The ISPOR Mongolia Chapter also held workshops and discussion meetings with various stakeholders, conducted online interactive lessons for clinicians and community during the Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, 11-14 November, 2016.