New Delhi: National Policy on Health envisages inter alia mainstreaming of Ayush in healthcare and also to integrate these systems in areas of education, research in all tiers of healthcare delivery.
Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal said this while inspecting newly constructed campus of National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM) at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
NIUM, Ghaziabad is a satellite Institute of National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangaluru and will be first of its kind to be established in northern region of India.
He said that the Ministry of Ayush has undertaken various steps to encourage R&D and innovation, develop apex Institutes for education, and research in the Unani Medicine.
“I am confident this Unani institute will popularize the Ayush system and cater to the needs of Northern region of the country.” he further added.
Union Minister of State, Road Transport and Highways and Civil Aviation General V.K. Singh and officials of Ministry of Ayush accompanied Sarbananda Sonowal, official release said.
