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INTERNATIONAL | Summit on Traditional Medicine
Traditional Medicine Systems
Solution to Serious
Health Challenges
Traditional medicine is one of the his Summit, jointly organized by the Ministry of AYUSH,
world’s oldest holistic healthcare Government of India, and the World Health Organiza-
systems. Traditional, complementary, Ttion, was held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on the
and integrative medicine (TCIM) is theme “Restoring balance: The science and practice of health
used in 170 countries of the World and well-being”. This was the second consecutive time the
Health Organization. Countries summit was held in India, a testament to the nation’s growing
like India, China, and Japan have leadership and pioneering efforts in shaping a global, sci-
established systems of traditional ence-based, and people-centric traditional medicine agenda,
medicine, while it is also widely and the strength of Prime Minister Modi’s commitment. Tradi-
practiced in Africa and the Americas. tional medicine goes beyond wellness and lifestyle, address-
India hosted the second WHO Global ing serious health challenges. During the three-day summit,
the Gujarat Declaration was adopted, which reaffirmed the
Summit on Traditional Medicine from global commitment to evidence-based TCIM, called for im-
December 17 to 19, which focused proved data and regulatory frameworks, and acknowledged
on traditional medicine systems as a India’s leadership in shaping a holistic, culturally rooted, and
solution to serious health challenges. scientifically aligned global health agenda.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Expressing pride at the establishment of the WHO Global
addressed the closing ceremony... Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, Prime Minister
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