Ulaanbataar, Mongolia –The National Workshop on Health Data Governance, organised by UNICEF Mongolia and the Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN), together with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Communications, concluded on 12 December 2025.

This workshop is part of the Asia Regional Engagement project from AeHIN, supported by Transform Health, with the objective to assist countries in developing an actionable roadmap to strengthen their national health data governance legislative and regulatory frameworks.

The workshop brought together key stakeholders from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Communications, Ministry of Education, eMongolia, Human Rights Commission, Centre for Health Development, Medicine and Medical device regulatory authority and Municipal health department, to validate the regulatory landscape review on Health Data Governance (HDG) and discuss the implementation roadmap for Health Data Governance in Mongolia. 

The importance of HDG and its significance for the health sector in Mongolia was highlighted by the support received from the Minister of Health, The Honourable Dr. Jigjidsuren Chinburen. His leadership and presence at the workshop was very encouraging and showed the commitment from the Government.

AeHIN Executive Director Mr. Jai Ganesh Udayasankaran made the opening remarks at the workshop. In his address, Mr. Udayasankaran set the context for the workshop by explaining the need and importance for countries to develop health data governance legislation and regulatory frameworks. He also presented the objectives and plan for the ongoing HDG Asia Regional Engagement project undertaken in three of the countries in the region.

During the workshop, AeHIN consultant Ms. Bayalagmaa Bayraa presented the findings from the landscape assessment on current laws and regulations related to health data governance. Group activities aimed at validating the gaps and needs from the landscape assessment, as well as aligning on the way forward to develop the health data governance implementation roadmap for Mongolia were conducted to gather inputs from multiple stakeholders.

AeHIN looks forward to working together with the Government and partners in further strengthening the national digital health program in Mongolia.