Scaling up heart disease and tobacco control and reducing consumption of alcohol and salt are areas requiring increased investment in Mongolia to address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), according to results from a review led by the United Nations Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) on NCDs.The review, part of the UNIATF’s work to help countries develop accelerated action to prevent and control cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases, cancers and diabetes, was presented to a multistakeholder forum in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on 12 December 2017.Mongolia’s Minister of Health, Mrs Sarangerel, says the results of the UNIATF’s review are “very important” and would guide her country’s actions to further address NCDs.“The results of the