Focus is a Mongolian Non-Governmental public health Organization (NGO) which was established in March 2001. It promotes healthy behaviours through education and media campaigns. Tobacco control is a particular area of work for Focus. Tobacco products have long been shown to be detrimental to people’s health, and to be highly addictive. They are particularly risky for young people.

Focus has conducted policy advocacy and media campaigns to build awareness among the public and decision-makers about the risk of smoking including exposure to second-hand smoke and urgent need for adaptation of stronger legislative actions for regulation of all types of tobacco products.

Focus initially aimed to make contribution to the implementation of the national strategy for prevention the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Mongolia with support of the international humanitarian organization Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF-Holland).

Till 2014 Focus continued the successful HIV/AIDS/STI mass media campaigns first initiated by MSF and the Mongolian Ministry of Health and implemented in 1999-2001 in Mongolia. Since 2016 Focus in engaged media advocacy programs on the prevention of risk factors leading to NCDIs, in particular alcohol and tobacco use.

Focus has an independent Governing Board consisting of representatives of governmental structures, public health and media organizations.