AKIPRESS.COM - Minister of Health of Türkiye Kemal Memişoğlu conducted an official visit to Mongolia on September 6-7, Montsame reported.

During the visit, Minister Kemal Memişoğlu emphasized that a new era of long-term cooperation has begun, not only in the health sector, but also in the friendship and mutual understanding between the peoples of Turkey and Mongolia.

Mongolian Minister of Health Chinburen Jigjidsuren highlighted the importance of the visit as a pivotal step in deepening bilateral health cooperation, in line with the evolving priorities of both countries.

In 2025, marking the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Türkiye, President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa paid a state visit to Turkey, during which the two governments renewed their Agreement in Health and Medical Sciences.

The original agreement, first signed in 2004, has played a constructive role in advancing Mongolia's health sector and fostering closer ties between the two countries. The renewed agreement, signed in January and effective from June 2025, has laid the groundwork for enhanced cooperation between Mongolia and Türkiye in the fields of health and medical sciences, public health, medical care, and the strengthening of the health system.

As a result, it has facilitated expanded collaboration between health organizations of both countries. Key areas of engagement include improving medical management, supply of medicines and equipment, sectoral legislation, emergency and disaster response in health care, human resource development for health information systems, expert exchange, visiting professor programs, and the adoption of advanced medical technologies.

Kemal Memişoğlu stated that Türkiye will fully support the project of the new Mongolian oncology hospital, which is still at the design stage. He emphasized that the special attention of the heads of the two states to the construction of the new oncology hospital is a great support for the promotion of the project. According to him, the new hospital will become a symbol of friendship between Mongolia and Türkiye.

The construction of the oncology hospital will require a variety of resources including financial, human, as well as technical and technological resources. Kemal Memişoğlu expressed his full support, promised to organize a meeting in the near future to review the design process and invited Minister of Health Chinburen Jigjidsuren to visit Türkiye with officials.