Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal calls for Integrated Ayush Medicine Departments in leading state hospitals of NER
Rich flora of Himalayan region can unlock potential in Ayush sector, generate
employment: Sarbananda Sonowal
* All states of NER attended the Regional Review Meeting on
National Ayush Mission
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“Invest, innovate and integrate traditional medicine with modern medicine to
develop a holistic line of healthcare solutions aimed at enriching the quality
of life”: Sarbananda Sonowal
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Arunachal Pradesh to set up Directorate of Ayush Health Services soon: Alo
Libang
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Special Panchakarma Centre in the middle of Loktak lake: Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh
The Regional Review Meeting of NER states of India were
ceremonially inaugurated by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping &
Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal along with Chief Minister of Assam, Dr
Himanta Biswa Sarma here today. The ceremony was also attended by health
ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura along
with senior officials from Meghalaya, Nagaland as well as other states of the
region. The Union Minister of State for Ayush and Women & Child
Development, Dr Mahendrabhai Munjapara along with Secretary of Ministry of
Ayush, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha and other senior officials from the ministry,
state governments were also present.
The Union Ayush Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal chaired the
Regional Review Meeting of NER states here today. During the meeting, all the
participating states - Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura presented detailed presentations on the state of
Ayush and progress of leading Ayush programmes under implementation. The Health
Ministers of the states who physically attended and deliberated in the
brainstorming session were Alo Libang of Arunachal Pradesh; Dr Sapam Ranjan
Singh of Manipur; Dr R Lalthangliana of Mizoram; Kunga Nima Lepcha of Sikkim
and Finance Minister of Tripura, Pranajit Singha Roy.
Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister, Sarbananda
Sonowal said, “Today, we had a very fruitful discussion on the promotion and
propagation of Ayush system of medicine in the country. Along with the rest of
the world, the importance and popularity of traditional system of medicine has
risen significantly in our beautiful Himalayan region. Under the visionary
leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi ji, India has made significant
progress in reinventing the age old and proven benefits of traditional system
of medicine to enrich the quality of lives of the people. Modi ji has not only
encouraged the use of traditional medicine in India but has also led a global
movement to invest, innovate and integrate traditional medicine with modern
medicine to develop a holistic line of healthcare solutions. In this spirit, I
would like to call all the states of NER India to explore the possibility of
setting up an Integrated Ayush Department in all its leading state hospitals,
in line with the setting up of similar departments in all 19 AIIMS, under the
guidance of Modi ji.
Today, we are
presented with this unique opportunity to kick start a movement to set up
integrated medicine departments in all our leading state hospitals, thereby
popularising and implementing the concept of Integrated medicine to be emulated
by the whole country. We can realise the vision of Modi ji by further boosting
traditional medicine practices and become hub of an Ayush led economic growth,
promoting employment & trade, especially in the Himalayan region of our
country.”
During the deliberations, the Health Minister of
Arunachal Pradesh, Alo Libang said that the state is planning to set up a full-fledged
Directorate of Ayush Healthcare Services to promote traditional medicine in the
Himalayan state. A Special Panchakarma Centre in the middle of Loktak lake was
proposed to be set up, as confirmed by the Health Minister of Manipur, Dr Sapam
Ranjan Singh. The Mizoram Health Minister, Dr R Lalthangliana also applauded
the benefit of traditional medicine and how Ayush gram initiative and Jan
Arogya Samiti is popularising the Ayush system of medicine in the state.
Ministry of Ayush is supporting the efforts of State/UT
Governments for implementation of different activities as proposed by the
States through their respective State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) through Centrally
Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of National Ayush Mission (NAM). NAM is the flagship
scheme of Ministry of Ayush, Govt of India.