Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal calls for Integrated Ayush Departments in leading state hospitals of North eastern region
Sarbananda Sonowal has asked all the states of northeast India to explore the possibility of setting up an Integrated Ayush Department in the leading state hospitals, in line with setting up of similar departments in all 19 AIIMS.
The Regional Review Meeting of Northeastern states of India was ceremonially inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma along with Sonowal in Guwahati.
The event was also attended by health ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura along with senior officials from Meghalaya, Nagaland as well as other states of the region. The Union Minister of State for Ayush and Women & Child Development, Dr.
Mahendrabhai Munjapara along with Secretary of Ministry of Ayush, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha and other senior officials from the ministry, state governments were also present.
Sonowal said, “Today we had a very fruitful discussion on the promotion and propagation of Ayush system of medicine in the Northeast region of the country. Along with the rest of the world, the importance and popularity of traditional system of medicine has risen significantly in our beautiful region of Northeast.
I must congratulate all our states in the region for taking onus in this regard as is evident from the progress we have achieved in propagating Ayush system of medicine in the region. Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi ji, India has made significant progress in reinventing the age old and proven benefits of traditional system of medicine to enrich the quality of lives of the people."
He further said, «Modi ji has not only encouraged the use of traditional medicine in India but has also led a global movement to invest, innovate and integrate
