Strengthening Public Health Services in Mongolia

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The TA will assist the government in achieving health related objectives set in the Vision 2050, Mongolia's long-term national development policy, and medium-term strategies and priorities, by implementing the Public Health Law (2024). The law creates legal basis for the new developments in the system for prevention and control of diseases, health promotion, and response to public health threats and emergencies. The TA's assistance will include consulting support for development and implementation of practical recommendations and actions to implement the law, including defining the structure and functions of the new system for public health services, policy to ensure availability of qualified human resources for public health services, and designing optimal systems for the provision of health education among the general population and promoting health at workplace, complemented by the wide range of capacity building. The TA will support PBL Strengthening Health Security Subprogram 2 by assisting the government in implementing policy actions related to implementing the Public Health Law and the Health Sector Resilience Plan. The TA is in line with the directions of ADB's long engagement and support for the health sector in Mongolia, and the vision of the CAREC Health Strategy 2030 - public health threats in the CAREC region are addressed comprehensively, efficiently and sustainably'.