Issue 12 - amam-ayurveda.org

Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru, Thursday, February 16, 2012, 08:00 Hrs [IST]
The central government has drawn up an ambitious
roadmap to promote Indian Systems of Medicine
(ISM) like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and therapies such
as yoga and naturopathy through the National Rural
Health Mission (NRHM).
With yoga and naturopathy gaining worldwide
acceptance, the government is now gearing up to address
health issues across the population through these systems
of medicine, stated S Gandhiselvan, minister of state for
health and family welfare.
“It is a foregone conclusion that yoga and naturopathy
can prevent and cure various forms of ailments. In the last
three decades, Yoga, in particular, has become popular
all over the world as an effective disease management
strategy. The government has decided to give special
impetus to Yoga and Naturopathy so that the objectives
of NRHM are met through the ISM,” he stated at the
‘Arogya Expo 2012’ and the ‘International Conference
on Yoga and Naturopathy’ (ICYN) Bengaluru held here
from February 9-13.
The broad policy support extended to the development
of Ayush systems of medicine has ensured the organized
development of all these six systems of healthcare based
on their individual merits and strengths.
The launch of NRHM has been significant for Ayush
systems, as one of its objectives was to promote the
effective provision of the healthcare to the masses.
info Ayurveda, Volume 1, No.12, April-June’ 2012
News update
Union govt. draws up roadmap to promote
ISM through NRHM
Under NRHM, AYUSH doctors and facilities are being
introduced in primary health centres and community
health centres throughout the country. The availability
of AYUSH facilities in PHCs and CHCs would ensure
that the entire range of medical facilities would be
available to the public and to the poor in particular. The
main streaming of AYUSH in the healthcare system
will have a significant impact on the health status of the
people, stated the minister.
“The NRHM is significant for ISM, as it is capable of
meeting the objectives of India’s health requirements.
The government intends to introduce ISM at the primary
health centres and community health centres all over
the country shortly. Yoga and naturopathy have been
accepted for effective disease management because of
their unique and holistic healing approaches. It is time
we also took advantages of the same by introducing them
through public health system,” the minister added.
He pointed out that there were 6 lakh practitioners of
ISM and homoeopathy in the country. However, that
number was still insufficient to address the health issues
plaguing the country.
“The government is evolving a broad policy to promote
ISM and Ayush colleges. At present, there are 488 Ayush
colleges in the country. But the quality of education
is a concern. We will make suitable suggestions after
consulting experts in the field to improve the quality of
education,” he explained.
Courtesy : PHARMABIZ.com
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