Ayurveda to be globalised

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JAN. 19. India is preparing to play a nodal role in promoting and propagating traditional Indian systems of medicine, particularly Ayurveda globally.

Stating this Ms. Shailaja Chandra, Secretary, Department of Indian Systems of Medicines and Homoeopathy in the Ministry of Health and Family, said steps like standardisation of drugs, finalisation of processes relating to certification and creation of necessary infrastructure were being taken apart from training and developing the human resources needed for the effective growth of the system.

Releasing the report on the results of the recently concluded international seminar on ``Ayurveda and traditional medicines - scope and challenges'', organised by the Gujarat Ayurved University at Jamnagar, Ms. Chandra said the response was encouraging.

The seminar, she said, has suggested adoption of a strategy to develop a common language and an appropriate interface between Ayurveda and allopathy. Apart from creating educational avenues and multi-language literature, support will be mobilised for protracted research and development in the field of Ayurveda.

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