The integration of AYUSH into mainstream public healthcare delivery is important as it can offer a more holistic approach to patient care, combining the strengths of both conventional medicine and the AYUSH system of healthcare, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday.
“India is significantly strengthening its healthcare services by striving towards an integrated health policy that will benefit not just the nation but serve the world,” Mandaviya said as he delivered the inaugural address at the National AYUSH Mission Conclave organised by the Ministry of AYUSH here.
The event witnessed the launch of information and communication technology initiatives, namely AHMIS (Ayush Health Management Information System) and eLMS (Education Learning Management System). Mandaviya lauded the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which envisages integrated healthcare services in the nation by synergizing the capacities and resources of both traditional and modern medicine.
Elaborating further, he stated that the collaboration between modern and traditional medicine is striving towards “establishing multiple systems of medicine on a single platform, facilitating cross-referrals, and enabling true integration of different systems of medicine”.
The minister commended the integration of AYUSH systems in central government hospitals and further added that to fully empower the present healthcare system, “it is important to integrate AYUSH into mainstream public healthcare delivery as this integration can offer a more comprehensive and holistic approach to patient care, combining the strengths of both conventional medicine and AYUSH systems of healthcare”.
Commending the initiatives “Heal by India’ and ‘Heal in India’ that have been well received by the world, the health minister said there is an increasing inflow of patients from around the world who are travelling to India to receive treatment and a rapidly growing demand for medical professionals from India, trained both in modern and traditional medicine.
He further cited the development of the WHO-Global Centre for Traditional Medicine at Jamnagar, Gujarat, and empowering India as a global leader in traditional medicine.