21 April 2022 | News
Stalls attracted large number of people during Global Ayush Summit at Gandhinagar, Gujarat
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Halls and sessions of the three-day event, Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit (GAIIS 2022) being held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, are full of enthusiastic people participating in the event. On the second day of the event, various interesting exhibitions, and panel discussions took place.
During the 'Technology and Innovation in Ayush Sector' session, Rajeev Vasudevan, CMD AyurVAID Hospitals, Chair CII Ayush Group spoke about the importance of digital health, reiterating that it is not secondary to the Indian healthcare system. It is the first paradigm of the healthcare system that is about to break in and create a huge impact.
Mahendrabhai Munjapara, Union Minister of State (MoS) of Ayush and Women & Child Development said that the Ministry is determined to revive traditional medicine in India and across the world. He shared that they are also working steadfastly to accelerate investment in Ayush Sector. He reiterated that tech and Innovation can help in validating telemedicine through modern means.
In another session named 'Heal In India- Medical Value Travel in Ayush', K Pathak, Special Secretary, Ministry of Ayush spoke about the benefits of traditional medicine and the need for it to reach masses in effective and affordable ways. Lothar Pirc, Director, International Maharishi Foundation said that medical health tourism and Ayurveda will greatly help India in getting people from across the world to come for traditional medicines and he also discussed how he wants India to help and get Ayurveda recognized by the German Govt.
Later, during the session 'Ayush in Education System Aligning with National Education Policy', Dr Anil Khurana, Chairman, National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) said that we need to promote research and statistics at an undergraduate level to expand the horizons of knowledge. He also said that the education sector and education policy play a critical role in the holistic growth and development of Ayurveda sector.