New Delhi|HLive
The first Indo-US workshop on traditional medicines was inaugurated in Delhi on Thursday. In two day workshop the representatives share with one another about current traditional medicine therapies and practices for cancer in India and United States.
At the workshop Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik said “Globalisation of AYUSH is one of the major policy thrusts of our government. The constructive collaboration between India and US in this field is important for incorporating more scientific inputs from both sides in traditional medicines which can help mainstreaming AYUSH systems in patient health care across the globe,”
The main aim of workshop is to support and encourage bilateral dialogues on the subject.
AYUSH stands for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.
They will review available evidence for AYUSH products and interventions, which could reduce pain/morbidity from cancer treatments and improve the quality of life.
India is collaborating with World Health Organization (WHO) in traditional medicine to boost its international acceptability the Minister added.
US Ambassador Richard Verma and Assistant Secretary of Global Affairs at US Department of Health and Human Services Jimmy Kolker were present on the occasion.
Verma said, “Today’s workshop supports the important deliverable from the President Obama-Prime Minister Modi Joint Statement and US-India Health Dialogue, where both India and the US agreed to explore further potential areas of mutual collaboration on Indian traditional medicine.”
The US delegation participating in the workshop has also visited the Banares Hindu University (BHU), Jamia Hamdard University, and All India Institute of Ayurveda to learn first-hand how traditional and modern medicines co-exist for patient care.
