2022-7-8

The Taiwan Nurses Association (TWNA) and the Mongolia Nurses Association (MNA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on June 22 to cooperate on improving nursing education, clinical practice, and academic research. The partnership will facilitate professional exchanges on these and other areas of mutual concern to benefit the development of both associations.

The signing ceremony, which took place by videoconference, was witnessed by Representative Lo Chin-ru of the Taipei Trade and Economic Representative Office in Ulaanbaatar and Representative Zolzaya Lkhagvasuren of the Ulaanbaatar Trade and Economic Representative Office in Taipei. TWNA President Chen Ching-min and MNA President Nyamsuren Dorjjantsan concurrently signed the MOU. The agreement is significantly important to exchanges in nursing expertise between Taiwan and Mongolia. Among other guests, the ceremony was attended by Elvie Wu, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of NGO International Affairs, and Prof. Huang Lian-hua, Third Vice President of the International Council of Nurses (ICN).

President Chen stressed that Mongolia has long been an important friend of Taiwan. “We are both in the WHO Western Pacific Region and both members of the ICN,” she said. The content of MOU includes cooperation on (1) prioritizing participation in international conferences, seminars, workshops, and other nursing expertise capacity building and training programs; (2) sharing specialist knowledge/skills and exchanging information, academic developments, and other content; and (3) jointly raising each other’s social media profiles to increase the visibility of nursing expertise. The associations will jointly hold regular follow-up meetings and establish an effective channel of communication to solidify substantial relations. 

Deputy Director Wu said that the MOU created more opportunities and laid firmer foundations for increased exchanges in nursing education, specialist training, and clinical expertise between Taiwan and Mongolia.

To help implement the MOU, the TWNA has invited President Dorjjantsan to attend the ICN Leadership for Change program in Taiwan in July. The ICN has commissioned the TWNA to host the program since 2015. The organizers hope the training will be substantially useful to executive-level Mongolian nurses.

The MOU marks another professional breakthrough for the TWNA after signing a similar agreement with the Saint Lucia Nurses Association. The joint efforts contribute to a range of initiatives, including the WHO Global Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery 2021-2025, universal health coverage, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The closer bilateral cooperation is expected to boost mutual support and create win-win situations that are conducive to the common good, common prestige, and common prosperity.

Article courtesy of The Taiwan Nurses Association