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WHO, with the support of the Government of India, established the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Gujarat in 2022
Gandhinagar in Gujarat will be the venue for a first-of-its-kind Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and co-hosted by the Ministry of Ayush. To be held on August 17-18, 2023, the summit will be inaugurated by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
"The summit will take into account the vast experience and expertise of the country and this highly anticipated event will serve as a platform for experts and practitioners to delve into the latest scientific advancements and evidence-based knowledge in the sector, with the ultimate goal of ensuring health and well-being for all," Minister of State for AYUSH Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai said on Monday (August 14, 2023), as he announced details of the event at a press conference.
According to Munjpara, the summit's outcome will be a declaration, and this declaration will assist WHO in shaping the future of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine.
“It is very natural that after the foundation laying ceremony of the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar last year, we are going to witness this first global event in India. It testifies to the multi-dimensional strides taken by various traditional medicine systems of our country in the recent past," he remarked.
Union Minister of Health Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal, G20 health Ministers, Regional Directors of WHO and eminent invitees from countries across WHO's six regions are expected to grace the event along with scientists, practitioners of traditional medicine, health workers and members of civil society organisations.
An array of distinguished speakers will be spearheading discussions on key focus areas, namely research, evidence and learning; policy, data and regulation; innovation and digital health; and biodiversity, equity and traditional (healthcare) knowledge.
In 2022, WHO, with the support of the Government of India, established the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of WHO-GCTM last year in the presence of the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The centre is a collaborative project of the Ministry of Ayush of India and the World Health Organization (WHO) and is the first and only global outpost for traditional medicine across the globe.
According to the Ministry of AYUSH, the WHO GCTM will provide leadership on all global health matters related to traditional medicine as well as extend support to member countries in shaping various policies related to traditional medicine research, practices and public health.
"The summit will take into account the vast experience and expertise of the country and this highly anticipated event will serve as a platform for experts and practitioners to delve into the latest scientific advancements and evidence-based knowledge in the sector, with the ultimate goal of ensuring health and well-being for all," Minister of State for AYUSH Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai said on Monday (August 14, 2023), as he announced details of the event at a press conference.
According to Munjpara, the summit's outcome will be a declaration, and this declaration will assist WHO in shaping the future of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine.
“It is very natural that after the foundation laying ceremony of the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar last year, we are going to witness this first global event in India. It testifies to the multi-dimensional strides taken by various traditional medicine systems of our country in the recent past," he remarked.
Union Minister of Health Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal, G20 health Ministers, Regional Directors of WHO and eminent invitees from countries across WHO's six regions are expected to grace the event along with scientists, practitioners of traditional medicine, health workers and members of civil society organisations.
An array of distinguished speakers will be spearheading discussions on key focus areas, namely research, evidence and learning; policy, data and regulation; innovation and digital health; and biodiversity, equity and traditional (healthcare) knowledge.
In 2022, WHO, with the support of the Government of India, established the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of WHO-GCTM last year in the presence of the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The centre is a collaborative project of the Ministry of Ayush of India and the World Health Organization (WHO) and is the first and only global outpost for traditional medicine across the globe.
According to the Ministry of AYUSH, the WHO GCTM will provide leadership on all global health matters related to traditional medicine as well as extend support to member countries in shaping various policies related to traditional medicine research, practices and public health.
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