The Mongolian delegates enjoyed their visit to RBWH

On Monday 20 February, eight emergency medicine delegates from Mongolia visited RBWH learn about our healthcare system. The group included several doctors from The First Central Hospital of Mongolia, as well as three representatives from the World Health Organisation.

The aim of the visit was to understand our approach to emergency care, as well as prehospital care and the interface of acute hospitals. The delegates spent the day at RBWH where they took part in a tour of the Emergency and Trauma Centre, along with other areas of the hospital.

As a small landlocked country between China and Russia with a population of just 3.3 million, Mongolia faces unique challenges in delivering emergency medicine. You can find out more about the healthcare challenges faced in Mongolia in this short documentary developed by Griffith University in partnership with the Mongolian Society of Emergency Medicine: https://youtu.be/DxhIFrj7Hhc

Mongolian delegate and project lead Dr Suvd Nergui said she was excited for the delegates to gain exposure to a different health system.

“It is important for many clinicians to be exposed to different ways of providing care so we can change things for the better in Mongolia. I hope they learn a lot,” Dr Nergui said.

“We wanted to come to RBWH as I feel the system in Australia has a good approach to care.

“We are excited to learn from the best at RBWH and to feel inspired to change our system in Mongolia. We have such a small population in Mongolia so I feel that we can change the health system in our lifetime.”