Health in Mongolia Health in Mongolia Since 1990, key health indicators in Mongolia like life expectancy and infant and child mortality have steadily improved, both due to social changes and to improvement in the health sector. Yet, adult health deteriorated during the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century and mortality rates increased significantly. Smallpox, typhus, plague, poliomyelitis, and diphtheria were eradicated by 1981. The Mongolian Red Cross Society focusses on preventative work. The Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions established a network of sanatoriums. Serious problems remain, especially in the countryside. According to a 2011 study by the World Health Organization,
Health in Seychelles Health in Seychelles Seychelles has reached the epidemiological shift from communicable to noncommunicable diseases. Most communicable and infectious diseases have been controlled or eradicated. In 2014 the World Health Organization reported that the country was on target to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and had addressed some of the social determinants of health. The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook: The infant mortality rate was 15.53 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2005 There is free access to primary healthcare for all citizens but to access tertiary health services people travel to Kenya or South Africa and