“Integrative medicine is aimed at harnessing the potential of India’s rich heritage and medical knowledge, along with using modern advancements in allopathy. Both traditional and modern medical practices would help in providing better avenues of health and wellness. It is thus, the need of the hour that different medical systems must not compete but complement each other. Only then we can ensure wellbeing of our citizens and further help in achieving health for all.” This was stated by Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya as he jointly inaugurated the Integrative Medicine Centre at Department of Integrative medicine of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) at Safdarjung hospital, with Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ayush, in New Delhi. 

He emphasised that the Government has decided to open such Integrative Medicine Centres at all government medical establishments, especially the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the country. "Opening such centres will help in initiating co-location of practitioners of Indian system and modern medicine, thus harmonising both medical systems and providing joint multidisciplinary care to the patients", he said.

The Centre will be key in developing integrated standard protocols of patient care and spreading awareness among patients about a healthy lifestyle. Services like Specialty OPD, Panchakarma Therapy, Free Ayurvedic Medicine Dispensary, and Dietary consultation will be offered at the centre.