ALLOPATHIC medicines and their role in curing ailments is well-known, but very few in India are aware of the healing nature of home-grown and traditional medicine systems such as ayurveda and unani.
To bridge this gap, India’s Health Ministry will propagate the benefits of ayurveda, siddha, unani and yoga.
Indian Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad recently inaugurated a new office building in New Delhi that would house the department of AYUSH.
“AYUSH is home-grown form of medicine. Everyone knows that English medicine is good but it has side effects. People still continue to use them. AYUSH does not have any side-effects. We need to tell people about the benefits of AYUSH,” he said.
Azad said that the ministry would use slots on Doordarshan and All India Radio that are reserved for health issues for propagating the traditional forms of medicine from next year.
“Experts and AYUSH doctors will explain the benefits in local languages,” he said.
AYUSH’s services are currently available in primary health centres, community health centres and district hospitals across the country.
