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AYUSH hospitals for all: One in every district

Minister of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) Shripad Yasso Naik has announced that AYUSH hospitals will be opened in every district of India, in line with government efforts to expand access to alternative medicine facilities throughout the nation.  “We have brought out a scheme wherein AYUSH hospitals be it Ayurveda, Unani …

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An AYUSH hospital for every district

The Maharashtra government is advancing plans to realise the broader ambitions of the Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), with the announcement of plans to erect an AYUSH hospital in each of the state’s districts.  The plans were announced by Subhash Gholap, assistant director of the state AYUSH department, …

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AYUSH boost in Himachal Pradesh

A boost to traditional medicine has been given by the Himachal Pradesh state government, as the cabinet has approved plans to upgrade facilities administering alternative healthcare.  Promoting AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) has been a tenet of the Modi government’s healthcare policy since first coming to power in 2014. The establishment …

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Traditional medicine centres for the Armed Forces

Traditional medicine centres are being opened to cater to members of the Indian Armed Forces, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Union Ministries of Defence and Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).  The MoU was signed at the inauguration of a traditional medicine centre by Shripad Yesso …

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Integrated health research gets Rs 200 crore boon

Niti Aayog member Dr Vinod K. Paul has announced a Rs 200 crore boon for integrated health research in India at a recent event in Chandigarh.  Speaking at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in the city, Paul said “the government is working on a special research fund and scheme on integrated health research. …

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Unani and siddha boost at Safdarjung Hospital

Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi has become home to two alternative medicine centres, specialising in the fields of siddha and unani.  Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), inaugurated the Unani Medical Centre and the Siddha Clinical Research Unit yesterday, following their establishments by the Central Council for …

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Cow urine for cancer treatments?

The Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) is investigating the medicinal properties of cow urine – including for the treatment of cancer.  “Cow urine is used in the preparation of several types of medicines. It is used even for the treatment of incurable disease like cancer,” Minister of State …

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AYUSH Grid: A national network for alternative medicine

The Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) will develop an ‘AYUSH Grid’, connecting alternative medicine centres nationwide.  The network will make it easier to assess the efficacy of alternative medicine systems, enabling AYUSH hospitals and laboratories to share data such as case studies and observation reports. This will be …

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An alternative medicine boost from the Centre

India is taking a big leap to promote alternative medicine and opening 12,500 centres is a significant step in this direction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. Promoting alternative medicine practices has been a major tenet of the Central government’s  vision for healthcare since the BJP came to power in 2014, with the Union Ministry …

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Calls for AYUSH centres in every state

One of India’s leading alternative medicine practitioners has called for AYUSH centres practising these systems to be established in every Indian state.  Dr V. B. Vijaykumar – vice president of the Central Council of Indian Medicine, a body under the Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) – issued the …

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