People
The hardy nomads of Mongolia live in rural areas. Yet, when they are sick, it often takes a day’s journey over dirt ruts to get to a hospital for assessment and treatment. Their lifestyle involves moving with their livestock, which sustains the gravely desert land, the steppe land, and the high taiga. The Gobi Desert area and the steppes do not have enough rainfall to support crops and the taiga is too cold for growing crops. Nomads are quitting their way of life, which has sustained the land for thousands of years. For more information on the life of the nomads in Mongolia, see Gobi Women’s Song.
Nomadicare’s loyal workers include the Team, whose members do field work in Mongolia. Nomads and Doctors are those directly assisted by Nomadicare. Teachers educate doctors and nurses in the rural (sum) areas. And finally, we are introduce our Advisory Board.
Nomads and Doctors
Kh. Batjargal,
from the East Taiga settlement of reindeer herders, graduated from Ulaanbaatar’s Agriculture University with a full scholarship from Nomadicare. He studied Materials Science.
Rentsen Norov, MD,
the head doctor at Manlai Sum (county) hospital in the South Gobi, was chosen the top doctor of all sum hospitals in 2008. She requested a laboratory for her hospital in 2001 and Nomadicare provided it.
Saran, MD,
the head doctor of Mandakh Sum hospital, trained in a certificate program in Mongolian Medicine at the Heath and Sciences University in Ulaanbaatar, expenses paid by Nomadicare. Now she is able to offer modern and traditional medicine at her hospital.
Team
Sas Carey
Founder and director of Nomadicare, is a nurse and energy healer trained in Traditional Tibetan-Mongolian Medicine. With a merger of East and West, she advocates traditional and modern medicine for nomads, which promotes their cultural survival. Since 1994, Sas has been connecting with nomads, assessing needs and supplying them. She is the director and producer of “Gobi Women’s Song” a feature documentary.
Batbayar Sumkhuu
Trained as a cinematographer, Batbayar wants to serve humanity, bring peace to the world, and be a powerful artist. His calm and sure manner, creative eye, and gentleness uncover the lives of the nomads on video camera. A generous soul, he shares his excess with nomadic herders.
Narantungalag Magsarjav, MD
Nomadicare’s Assistant in Mongolia, Naraa is presently a Radiology Resident at National Central Hospital in Mongolia.
Battulga Soloni,
trained as a biologist and a Dukha himself, guides the Nomadicare team through the taiga (boggy forest) and the cultural forays of the reindeer herders. As our Tuvan language interpreter, he schedules shaman interviews, plans and organizes transportation in the taiga, and is responsible for the safety of the team while riding horses or reindeer to the settlements.
Fred Thodal
Is volunteer cameraman and IT specialist, helps with setting up our website, edits videos, and creates gorgeous high definition photographs for Nomadicare’s work.
Purevdorj
drives the team over mountains, through rivers, across grasslands and deserts with his customized and safe vehicles.
Teachers
B. Boldsaikhan, MD, PhD
Trains sum doctors in the use of Traditional Mongolian Medicine for Nomadicare. His background is teacher, author, medical doctor, Buddhist scholar, yoga practitioner, consultant to Japanese space agency and more.
Narantsetseg Logii, Ph.D
With her degree in Medical Biology, Nara trains sum doctors in laboratory safety techniques and testing. She is a professor at the National Medical University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Ulziisaikhan Sodnoi, MS
With a master of Medical Science, Ulziisaikhan trains sum doctors on the use of Traditional Mongolian Medicine. He works as the head of the Department of Postgraduate Training of the National Centre for Health Development.
Advisory Board
Susan Read Cronin is an artist, sculptor, poet and writer as well as a meditator. We appreciate her creative thinking for our projects.
Lucy McKeon, MD is interested in harmonizing traditional and Western medicine. She excelled in riding a horse to the Mongolian taiga in 2010 with Nomadicare to assess the health needs of the reindeer herders.
Jonathan Hodgkin, is a civil engineer and international development consultant.
Eleanor Ott, Ph.D. is a professor, ethnologist and writer.
Cheryl Mitchell, Ph.D. is a farmer, teacher and community organizer. Her background is in social policy and services for families.
Munkhjin Bayanjargal,
with a master in public administration, consults with Nomadicare on language interpretation, cultural and educational issues since she works with the Ministry of Culture and Education of Mongolia.
Carolyn Schmidt is the co-director of Ecologia’s Virtual Foundation, Nomadicare’s umbrella not-for-profit organization
