2021-04-07 12:28:10
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On April 7, today, the World Health Day is being commemorated globally under the theme “Building a fairer, healthier world for everyone” and a year-long campaign is being launched to call for urgent action to eliminate health inequities and promote health and to bring people together for a fairer, healthier world.
As part of the campaign, the Ministry of Health of Mongolia and World Health Organization are launching a project competition for “Health Equity Champions” among family, soum and village health centers.
The competition aims to position communities at the forefront and health equity as a key priority in fulfilling commitments to achieve Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals and to identify and address socioeconomic and health challenges experienced by communities, especially by vulnerable groups.