Free and universal access to primary healthcare in Mongolia: the service availability and readiness assessment

• Main Authors: Altantuya Jigjidsuren (Author), Tumurbat Byambaa (Author), Enkhjargal Altangerel (Author), Suvd Batbaatar (Author), Yu Mon Saw (Author), Tetsuyoshi Kariya (Author), Eiko Yamamoto (Author), Nobuyuki Hamajima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The government of Mongolia mandates free access to primary healthcare (PHC) for its citizens. However, no evidence is available on the physical presence of PHC services within health facilities. Thus, the present study assessed the capacity of health facilities to provide basic s...