Mongolian Herder Veterinarian Training

In many of the remote areas we serve, professional medical assistance can be hours or even days away. In these critical moments, a neighbor or family member is often the first line of defense. That is why our initiative focuses not only on providing supplies but also on empowering individuals with the skills to use them effectively.

The medical team conducted a comprehensive First Aid Training workshop for more than 363 herding families in Tov province. Under the guidance of medical professionals, participants learned life-saving techniques, including CPR, wound dressing, fracture stabilization, and hypothermia management.

However, knowledge requires tools. After the training, we distributed first aid kits to every participant. These kits are stocked with bandages, antiseptics, splints, and essential medications tailored to the specific health risks of the region.

By combining hands on education with essential resources, we are transforming herders into capable first responders, ensuring that help is always nearby.

In the vast countryside of Mongolia, local "Sum" hospitals serve as a lifeline for herders and their families. However, these facilities often lack the necessary supplies to manage complex medical cases. Our program team of medics made a vital visit to the local hospital to strengthen our partnership with healthcare providers. During the visit, the medics met with hospital administrators and doctors to discuss current challenges and patient needs. To immediately enhance the hospital's capacity, the medics returned to Ulaanbaatar to retrieve equipment from their internal medical stock. The dedication and compassion demonstrated by our program’s medics were truly remarkable.

As part of our main program, our dedicated team and volunteers successfully worked in Bayankhongor and Tov provinces, providing high-quality animal treatment and conducting veterinary education training for local veterinarians.

Our head volunteer veterinarian, Don Crosby, has returned from Australia and was joined by two student vets from France and and our local staff. 

The team successfully addressed eye disease, fly strike, lameness, sick calves, and coughing. They trained local veterinarians on horse colic, horse lameness, pink eye in cattle, and injections in fetlock joints. Additionally, they provided practical demonstrations on the blocks, joint infections, infections, on infections joints and tendon sheaths.  

The most exciting experience was treating yaks for the team. They also had the opportunity to visit a dairy farm and learn about the health of the cows.

The team covered a total of 1,560 km and treated 63 animals, as well as trained thirteen local provincial veterinarians.

Our deepest gratitude goes to you for your generous donation and support, to Randlab Australia for supplying the drugs, and to wonderful volunteers and staff that who make the program successful!