The tourism minister Satpal Maharaj has roped in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh in his plan to promote medical tourism in the State.
The minister who incidentally remained admitted in the institute recently when he was found positive for Covid-19 visited AIIMS Rishikesh on Friday and held discussions with the director of the institute Ravi Kant. The duo discussed the possibilities of the medical tourism in the state and the role AIIMS Rishikesh can play in its promotion.
The minister was of the view that joint partnership of AIIMS Rishikesh and Department of Tourism, Uttarakhand in the field of medical tourism will prove to be meaningful.
The AIIMS Director accepted the proposal of the Minister. He said though AIIMS is associated with allopathic system of medicine but since it is situated in the tourism and Yoga city of Rishikesh, there is huge potential for AYUSH therapy here. “In such a situation, a holistic package of better treatment can be prepared for the patients by combining allopathic and Ayush system of medicine.
From the scientific point of view, the local millets and produce of Uttarakhand and its herbs should be included in medical tourism. We should make maximum use of the herbs here,’’ he said.
