The Office of Chairman of the State Great Hural (Parliament) in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund /UNFPA/ Mongolia is organizing the “Emergency obstetric and neonatal care” national conference in the State Palace, Ulaanbaatar on October 23, 2015.
This high level consultation meeting is aimed to further strengthen quality and coverage of the maternal and child health initiative including emergency obstetric care services in Mongolia, where representatives and delegates from Ministry of Health and Sports, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, City Department of Health, National Center for Maternal and Child Health as well as Health Centers from 9 Districts of Ulaanbaatar and Arkhangai, Uvurkhangai, Tuv, Selenge, Bulgan, Orkhon, Darkhan-Uul, Umnugovi, Dundgovi and Bayankhongor aimags are attending the conference.
The opening remarks was delivered by Speaker of the Parliament and his speech Mr. Z.Enhbold highlighted, “In the scope of implementation of Millennium Development Goals, Mongolia has been sustainably implementing projects to Improve maternal health and Reduce child mortality. According to statistics, 40,000 live births were counted in 2000 and after 14 years, the number of newborns was increased two-fold. The total population of Mongolia reached 3 million people in 2015.
The Parliament of Mongolia adopted the MDGs as development benchmarks in 2005 and then as the framework for the MDG-Based Comprehensive National Development Strategy (CNDS) of 2008-21.
Mongolia recorded a decline in under-five mortality rate from 97.2 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 18.9 in 2012. In terms of the actual number of infant deaths, there has been remarkable decline of 76.1 percent from 4,789 deaths in 1990 to 1,143 in 2012.
The maternal mortality rate (MMR) peaked in 1993 at 259 per 100,000 live births before declining to 143.5 in 1997. It has declined steadily since then despite a slight fluctuation between 1997 and 2000, an accelerated decline in 2001-06, and again a slight decrease in 2007-10.
The maternal mortality rate (MMR) was high in the early 1990s after which it declined in 2001-06 due to introduction and implementation of Maternal Mortality Reduction Strategies (MMRS) between 2001 and 2010. The Government has formulated and implemented the national program on “Maternal and Child Health for 2011-15“. This program has contributed significantly to achieving the MMR target by 2015 as outlined in MDG 5”.
At today’s National Conference, a keynote speech was also delivered by Ms. Tania Patriota, Officer in Charge, UNFPA Mongolia.
UNFPA Mongolia Representative T.Patriota noted, “Exactly a month ago, on behalf of the world’s more than 7 billion people, Heads of State, and Government Representatives adopted a historic decision on a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centered set of universal and transformative Goals and targets for the next 15 years. During this gathering of world leaders, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon proudly launched the “Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health 2030”, calling all countries to further improve the health of hundreds of millions of women and children around the world, and in so doing, to improve the lives of all people for the next 15 years.
Like Mongolia, many upper-middle-income countries are now looking for the efficient use of domestic resources, and in particular, many health and population development Ministries are now focusing on strengthening their allocation systems to make them mother-and child friendly; creating budget lines specifically on maternal and child health; including essential health services in the health insurance packages, and strengthening reporting and tracking mechanisms.
We all know that there is no one-size-fits all solution. Ensuring sustainable financing for maternal and child health programmes requires longstanding commitment and action; therefore, UNFPA stands ready to provide guidance to support the Mongolian Government towards this result”.
The Office of Chairman of the State Great Hural (Parliament) in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund /UNFPA/ Mongolia is organizing the “Emergency obstetric and neonatal care” national conference in the State Palace, Ulaanbaatar on October 23, 2015.
This high level consultation meeting is aimed to further strengthen quality and coverage of the maternal and child health initiative including emergency obstetric care services in Mongolia, where representatives and delegates from Ministry of Health and Sports, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, City Department of Health, National Center for Maternal and Child Health as well as Health Centers from 9 Districts of Ulaanbaatar and Arkhangai, Uvurkhangai, Tuv, Selenge, Bulgan, Orkhon, Darkhan-Uul, Umnugovi, Dundgovi and Bayankhongor aimags are attending the conference.
The opening remarks was delivered by Speaker of the Parliament and his speech Mr. Z.Enhbold highlighted, “In the scope of implementation of Millennium Development Goals, Mongolia has been sustainably implementing projects to Improve maternal health and Reduce child mortality. According to statistics, 40,000 live births were counted in 2000 and after 14 years, the number of newborns was increased two-fold. The total population of Mongolia reached 3 million people in 2015.
The Parliament of Mongolia adopted the MDGs as development benchmarks in 2005 and then as the framework for the MDG-Based Comprehensive National Development Strategy (CNDS) of 2008-21.
Mongolia recorded a decline in under-five mortality rate from 97.2 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 18.9 in 2012. In terms of the actual number of infant deaths, there has been remarkable decline of 76.1 percent from 4,789 deaths in 1990 to 1,143 in 2012.
The maternal mortality rate (MMR) peaked in 1993 at 259 per 100,000 live births before declining to 143.5 in 1997. It has declined steadily since then despite a slight fluctuation between 1997 and 2000, an accelerated decline in 2001-06, and again a slight decrease in 2007-10.
The maternal mortality rate (MMR) was high in the early 1990s after which it declined in 2001-06 due to introduction and implementation of Maternal Mortality Reduction Strategies (MMRS) between 2001 and 2010. The Government has formulated and implemented the national program on “Maternal and Child Health for 2011-15“. This program has contributed significantly to achieving the MMR target by 2015 as outlined in MDG 5”.
At today’s National Conference, a keynote speech was also delivered by Ms. Tania Patriota, Officer in Charge, UNFPA Mongolia.
UNFPA Mongolia Representative T.Patriota noted, “Exactly a month ago, on behalf of the world’s more than 7 billion people, Heads of State, and Government Representatives adopted a historic decision on a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centered set of universal and transformative Goals and targets for the next 15 years. During this gathering of world leaders, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon proudly launched the “Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health 2030”, calling all countries to further improve the health of hundreds of millions of women and children around the world, and in so doing, to improve the lives of all people for the next 15 years.
Like Mongolia, many upper-middle-income countries are now looking for the efficient use of domestic resources, and in particular, many health and population development Ministries are now focusing on strengthening their allocation systems to make them mother-and child friendly; creating budget lines specifically on maternal and child health; including essential health services in the health insurance packages, and strengthening reporting and tracking mechanisms.
We all know that there is no one-size-fits all solution. Ensuring sustainable financing for maternal and child health programmes requires longstanding commitment and action; therefore, UNFPA stands ready to provide guidance to support the Mongolian Government towards this result”.