The Asia Health Policy Program is part of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Mongolia
Scholarly Publications
Prevention of Chronic Noncommunicable Disease in Mongolia: A Facility-Based Qualitative Study
October 2012
Nutrition, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption are major causes of morbidity and mortality related to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
News
Lessons from Mongolia’s COVID-19 Containment Strategy
May 2020
Dr. Gendengarjaa Baigalimaa, an oncologist at a hospital in Mongolia’s capital and former postdoctoral fellow with APARC’s Asia Health Policy Program, explains how decisive preventative measures have...
Stanford fellow addresses burden of cervical cancer in Mongolia
March 2014
Mongolia has one of the highest incidence rates of cervical cancer in Eastern Asia due in part to barriers to knowledge and access to services.
New Stanford Asia Health Policy research fellows selected
May 2012
AHPP looks forward to welcoming its incoming 2012-13 research fellows from Mongolian Medical University, the University of Hawai'i, and Harvard.
Events
Overcoming Health Challenges Facing Mongolia: Medical and Entrepreneurial Perspectives
April 9, 2014
Average life expectancy in Mongolia is 65 years, much shorter than that of other East Asian countries such as South Korea (78.5 years) and China (72.5 years).