Safdarjung to offer alternative medicine systems, counselling

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Safdarjung to offer alternative medicine systems, counselling

Wednesday, 08 February 2023 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

 

 

Patients visiting the Safdarjung Hospital here can now look forward to availing treatment and counselling under an alternative medicine system besides modern medicine after Union Minister of Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday jointly inaugurating an Integrative Medicine Centre in the country's premier health institution.

AIIMS, Delhi, too, is set to get such a Centre providing integrated medicine facilities to the patients for which a pact has already been inked with the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) under the Union Ayush Ministry.

In fact the Government has decided to set up such centres at all Government medical establishments particularly all the AIIMS across the country.

"The Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed towards promoting the integrative approach," said Sonowal.Mandaviya shared that setting up a separate wing for "integrative medicine," is an approach that combines conventional medicine with traditional treatments, in all the medical colleges and hospitals.

The infrastructural space and other requisites to run the centre on a day-to-day basis will be provided by Safdarjung hospital, whereas the technical support including manpower, technical infrastructure, and running of the centre will be managed by AIIA.

As per the agreement, the focus areas for collaboration include therapeutic, holistic, preventive, and promotive medical services through the Integrative medicine unit; lifestyle counselling, yoga, diet advice and stress management among others.

According to Dr Tanuja Nesari Director, AIIA, the Indian heritage and use of natural treatment formulas combined with modern medicine can become the future of patient care in India.

This step is aligned with the government's mission of 'Health For All'.

 

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