1. KHURELBAATAR. KH ARIUNAA. I MUNKHBAYAR. L
Information Communication Technology & Health Information System in MONGOLIA
KHURELBAATAR. KH
ARIUNAA. I
MUNKHBAYAR. L
Hoi An, Viet Nam, 4 April 2011

2. Content Country Profile Health information system in Mongolia
ICT in the health sector
E-Health

3. Country profile Area: 1.5 mln sq.km
Climate: 4 seasons (-25C in January; + 25C in July)
Population: (61.4% living in urban areas and 38.6 percent residing in rural areas)
Population density: 1.8 person per 1km square
Males comprise 48.7 % and females 51.3% of the total population.
Life expectancy at birth male 60.79, female 66.50
Country has 21 aimags, 338 soums and 1682 bags
The capital city is Ulaanbaatar and it has 9 districts and 132 khoroos

4. Health information system in Mongolia
Ministry of Health
Department of Information,
Monitoring and Evaluation
Department of Health,
Health Statistics Unit
NATIONAL LEVEL
Statistics units in specialized
centers and hospitals
(16)
Statistics Unit in Ulaanbaatar
city Health Department
Statistics Units in Aimag
Health Departments
(21)
Statistics Unit at Aimag
General hospitals
(21)
AIMAG AND CITY LEVEL
Statistics Unit at District
health centers
Private clinics
and hospitals
Soum and intersoum
Hospitals
(311)
Family group
Practices
(123)
Statistics Unit at
District hospitals
(9)
Statistics Units
in Local hospitals
Family group
Practices
(95)
SOUM AND DISTRICT LEVEL

5. ICT DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Information Communication Network LLC
Information Communication Network LLC is a 100 % state owned company which is the owner of national backbone and access network of Mongolia including international, long distance, rural and local transmission networks and local loops.  
Total fiber optic network length is km.

6. Number of mobile phone users in Mongolia
ICT DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Number of mobile phone users in Mongolia
With double counting

7. ICT DEVELOPMENT

8. ICT IN HEALTH SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE
Number of Health workers
Hardware
Number of Computers – 5210
High speed VPN network
16 Specialized centers and hospitals and 9 District health centers and District Hospitals in Ulaanbaatar /10Mbps/
8 Aimag Health Departments and Aimag General hospitals /2Mbps/
13 Aimag Health Departments and Aimag General hospitals /512kbps/
Software
H-Info /Statistical information/
Licemed /drug registry, manufacturing and importing license/
E-Hospital /Hospital Information System – inpatient/

9. ICT IN HEALTH SECTOR COMPUTER NETWORKUB
Darkhan
DORNOGOVI
GOVISUMBER
DORNOD
KHOVD
SELENGE
Orkhon
2Mbps Leased line
512kbps, 1Mbps ADSL

10. ICT IN HEALTH SECTOR TELEMEDICINE
Hospital №1
General surgery
Urology, proctology
Nephrology
Blood
Endocrinology
Shastin’s hospital
Cardiovascular
Neurology
Pulmonology
Maternal and Child
Health Research Centre
Obstetrics
Gynecology
Neonatology
National Centre for
Trauoma and Ortapedic
Trauma
Orthopeadics
Department of Health
National Centre For
Communicable Disease
Communicable
diseases
Health Science
Univercity of Mongolia
Training
National Cancer
Research Center
Cancer
AIMAG HOSPITALS
Ulaanbaatar
Province
Internet
512kbps-2Mbps
10 Mbps VPN
512kbps -2 Mbps VPN

11. ICT IN HEALTH SECTOR DATA EXCHANGE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Health Insurance
Fund
SOCIAL INSURANCE
GENERAL OFFICE
H-Info
Department of Health,
Health Statistics Unit
E-Hospital
H-Info
HOSPITAL
PEOPLE

12. E-HEALTH STEERING COMMITTEE
E-HEALTH STEERING COMMITTEE - /Health minister’s order #307, 2010/
Main Roles:
To make policy and coordinate information technology developments in the health sector.
To coordinate and manage IT projects
To coordinate inter-sector cooperation related issues

13. E-HEALTH STRATEGY
E-HEALTH STRATEGY /Health minister’s order #450, 2009/
MISSION: To use advanced information and communication technology to provide equitable, accessible, quality, timely and safe health care services for the population, regardless of time and distance.
OBJECTIVES:
To support the development of the health workforce
To improve the quality1 and availability of health services
To develop electronic record keeping for clinical, administrative, research and public health purposes
To support health education of the population
To create an enabling environment for e-Health development in Mongolia
The strategic document on E-Health development and its plan of action has been approved by the Health Minister’s order of 2009, No.450

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