NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (NNN-PTI) – The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus yesterday said, the health body will set up a global centre on traditional medicine in India.
“I am pleased to announce that we have agreed to open a WHO global centre on traditional medicine, in India to strengthen the evidence, research, training and awareness of traditional and complementary medicine,” Ghebreyesus said.
“This new centre will support WHO’s efforts to implement WHO traditional medicine strategy 2014-2023, which aims to support countries in developing policies and action plans to strengthen the role of traditional medicine, as part of their journey to universal health coverage and a healthier, fairer and safer world,” said the WHO chief.
Ghebreyesus’s message came, during an event in which Indian PM Modi, virtually inaugurated India’s first two Ayurveda institutions, which are located in the cities of Jaipur and Jamnagar. Modi thanked WHO for setting up a global centre on traditional medicine in India.
In 2014, the Indian government created a separate ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) to promote indigenous medical management system in the country. Since 2016, India observed the Ayurveda Day every year.– NNN-PTI
