Welcome to Nomadicare

Nomadicare works to harmonize traditional and modern medicine to support the heath and cultural survival of the nomadic people of Mongolia. (Mission)

The goal of Nomadicare is for all sum (rural) Mongolian hospitals to have adequate health care by 2020. Our plan is to provide training and materials to each of the hospitals, one aimag (province) at a time.

"I have a heart connection with the nomadic herders of Mongolia and provide health care so they will have every opportunity to succeed at their lifestyle," says Sas Carey, RN, Nomadicare director. Since 1994, Nomadicare (under various other names) has been working to improve nomads' health care options. From an intensive health database gathered over 7 years, we understand the needs of nomadic herders. Today our goal is to provide traditional Mongolian Medicine training and laboratory equipment with training to sum (county) hospitals and vitamins, hygiene kits and public health education to individual herders. In 2010, we begin our pilot project to provide diagnostic and treatment capabilities to all 14 sum (county) hospitals of South Gobi Aimag (Province). Mongolia's nomads live a sustainable life, protecting the environment and animals of their country. Yet, their lifestyle is at risk due to its extreme remoteness. This is compounded by the lack of infrastructure like roads, electricity, and water. If nomads get sick and need to go to a hospital with adequate diagnostic and treatment capacity, it can be nine hours or more away. To support their cultural survival, nomads need effective heath care close to their homes. Nomadicare's pledge is to work toward this goal so that every nomad in Mongolia will have this by 2020.