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Donor Agreement between Ayush Ministry and WHO

  • 05 Aug 2024
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Source: PIB

The Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organization (WHO) signed a Donor Agreement during a signing ceremony organised at WHO Headquarters in Geneva in July 2024.

  • It outlines the financial terms for implementing the activities of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
  • It acknowledges the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre as a major source of knowledge for evidence-based Traditional Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM), aiming to improve the health and well-being of people and the planet.
  • Through this collaboration, India will donate USD 85 million over a period of 10 years (2022-2032) to support the operations of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
  • WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat is the first and only global out-posted Centre (office) for traditional medicine across the globe.
  • Traditional medicine includes the knowledge, skills and practices from various cultures used for maintaining health and treating physical and mental illnesses.
  • India has six recognised systems of traditional medicine i.e., Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Yoga, Naturopathy and Homeopathy.

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