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India has 3,844 AYUSH hospitals, 36,848
dispensaries, 886 undergraduate and 251 post-
graduate colleges, and more than 7.5 lakh reg-
istered practitioners. The Government of India

Prime Minister Modi launched also launched the National AYUSH Mission
several AYUSH initiatives: in 2014, which aims to strengthen the availabili-
n He launched the My AYUSH Integrated Services ty of AYUSH services across the country.
Portal, a major digital portal for the AYUSH sector. It
is the world's most comprehensive digital repository WHO Delhi Declaration
on traditional, complementary, and integrative
medicine, with over 1.5 million records. The WHO Delhi Declaration on Traditional Medicine has
been released. The "Delhi Declaration" also highlighted the
n He unveiled the AYUSH mark. It is envisioned to be comprehensiveness of traditional medicine, its strengthening
a global standard for the quality of AYUSH products evidence base, innovation, and its potential for providing new
and services. A WHO technical report and book on solutions to health challenges, focusing primarily on resolutions
yoga training, titled “From Roots to Global Reach: 11 related to four areas:
Years of Transformation in AYUSH,” was released.

n A commemorative postage stamp on Ashwagandha n Strengthening evidence-based knowledge.
was issued, symbolizing the global resonance of n Ensuring safety, quality, and public trust.
India's traditional medicinal heritage. n Integrating safe and effective traditional medicine.
n The new WHO-South-East Asia Regional Office in n Responsible use of innovation and digital technology.
Delhi was also inaugurated, which will also house the
WHO India office.
n The winners of the Prime Minister's Award for
Promotion and Development of Yoga for the years Modi said that the summit is witnessing a confluence
2021–2025 were felicitated. of traditional knowledge and modern practices.
Several new initiatives have been launched that can
n PM Modi also visited the ‘Traditional Medicine transform the future of medical science and holistic
Discovery Site’ exhibition, which showcases the health. When tradition and technology converge, the
diversity, depth, and contemporary relevance of
traditional medicine knowledge systems from India potential to make global health more effective increas-
and around the world. es significantly. Therefore, the success of this summit
is very important from a global perspective. PM Modi
elucidated that in the 21st century, the challenge of
maintaining balance in life will be even greater. The
A global platform has been launched as the advent of a new era of technology, in the form of AI
Traditional Medicine Global Library, which will and robotics, the biggest change in human history, will
securely store scientific data and policy documents change our way of life in unprecedented ways in the
related to traditional medicine in one place. Useful coming years. Therefore, we must also keep in mind
information will be equally accessible to every that such sudden and massive changes in lifestyle, the
country. This library was announced at the first ease of resources and facilities without toil, are going
WHO Global Summit during India’s G20 presidency. to create unforeseen challenges for the human body.
This resolution has now become a reality. Therefore, in traditional medicine, we should not only
focus on the needs of the present. Our shared respon-
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister sibility also extends to the future. Restoring balance is
no longer just a global objective, but a global necessity.
Scan the QR code to read the To achieve this, we will have to take concrete steps
Prime Minister’s article.
more rapidly. n

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