Deputy Director for Operations and Finance, Munkh-Erdene Luvsan

Total Years of Work Experience: 31 years
Years at MNUMS: 22 years

Educational Background

• 1989–1991: Medical Laboratory Technician, Secondary Medical School

• 1997–2001: Bachelor’s in Industrial Management, Ider Institute

• 2001–2003: Bachelor’s in Economics and Business Administration, Financial and Economic Institute

Work Experience

• 1991–1995: Laboratory Technician, Allergy Laboratory, National Central Hospital

• 1995–1998: Laboratory Technician / Senior Technician, Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory, National Central Hospital

• 2001–2003: Lecturer, Department of Management, Ider Institute

• 2003–2014: Lecturer, Department of Health Economics, Health Sciences University of Mongolia

• 2014–2025: Senior Lecturer, Head of Department, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, MNUMS

• Since May 2025: Deputy Director for Operations and Finance, Mongolia-Japan Hospital, MNUMS

Academic Degrees

• 2001–2003: Master’s in Business Administration, Financial and Economic Institute

• 2004–2006: Master’s in Health Economics & Public Health, American University of Armenia

• 2009–2013: PhD, National University, Taiwan

Professional Memberships & Leadership Roles

• Since 2005: Member, Mongolian Association of Public Health Professionals

• Since 2014: Member and Secretary, Academic Council on Public Health

• Since 2015: Executive Director, ISPOR-Mongolia Chapter

• 2014–2017: Member, Subcommittee on Health Management and Organization

• Since 2018: Member, Public Health Subcommittee

• Since 2022: Member, Policy Council of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)

• Since 2024: Member, MNUMS Research Ethics Review Committee

• Since 2024: Member, Doctoral Committee in Public Health

• Since April 2024: Member, Technical Committee of the Health Insurance Council

Implemented Projects

• Jan 2025: Global Fund – Cost-effectiveness study on Active Case Finding of Tuberculosis

• Jan–Jun 2024: Global Fund – Cost study on clinical and public health TB services

• May–Dec 2024: Global Fund – Needs assessment for training providers in STI/HIV/AIDS services

• Feb–Dec 2023: WHO – Needs assessment for management training of hospital emergency staff

• Apr–Dec 2022: Global Fund – Expenditure review of HIV/AIDS services (2017–2021)

• Apr–Oct 2022: Global Fund – Expenditure review of TB services

• Apr–Jun 2022: WHO – Evaluation of mobile technology integration into Mongolia’s hospital emergency care system

Publications

• Hashemi F., Hoepner L., Hamidinejad F.S., Munkh-Erdene Luvsan, et al. (2023). A comprehensive health effects assessment of the use of sanitizers and disinfectants during COVID-19 pandemic: a global survey. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 72368–72388. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27197

• Munkh-Erdene Luvsan, Elisabeth Vodicka, Clint Pecenka, et al. (2022). The potential cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination among girls in Mongolia. Vaccine X, Vol 11.

• Bazarragchaa Sodnom, Tseden Purevdorj, Munkh-Erdene Luvsan, Selenge Erdenechimeg. (2021). Secondary Traumatic Stress among Medical Doctors and Nurses in ICU During COVID-19 in Ulaanbaatar. International Journal of Medical Science and Health Research, 5(2), 135–141.

• Munkh-Erdene Luvsan, Frederic Debellut, Andrew Clark, et al. (2019). Projected impact, cost-effectiveness, and budget implications of rotavirus vaccination in Mongolia. Vaccine, 37(6), 798–807.

• Sundaram N., Chen C., Yoong J., Munkh-Erdene L., et al. (2017). Cost-effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in Mongolia. Vaccine, 35, 1055–1063.

• Yi-Ting Chen, Yu-Kai Huang, Munkh-Erdene Luvsan, et al. (2015). Influence of season and living environment on children’s urinary 1-hydroxypyrene levels in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Environmental Research, 137, 170–175.

• Yu-Kai Huang, Munkh-Erdene Luvsan, et al. (2013). Land use patterns and SO₂ and NO₂ pollution in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Environmental Research, 124, 1–6.

• Munkh-Erdene Luvsan, Ruei-Hao Shie, Tseden Purevdorj, et al. (2012). The influence of emission sources and meteorological conditions on SO₂ in Mongolia. Atmospheric Environment, 61, 542–549.