Inauguration of National Homoeopathic Conference 'Homoecon 2023' | 16 May 2023

Why in News?

On 14 May 2023, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the National Homeopathic Conference 'Homeocon 2023' at Doon University, Dehradun in the state.

Key Points:

• On this occasion, the Chief Minister launched a documentary on homoeopathy and also honoured the doctors doing commendable work in the field of homoeopathy.
• It is worth mentioning that Prime Minister Narendra Modi formed a separate Ministry of AYUSH in the year 2014 to promote the traditional medical system in India. Homeopathy has been considered by the World Health Organization as the second most popular system of medicine in the world.
• Recalling the father of homoeopathy, Samuel Christian Hahnemann, the Chief Minister said that he developed such a treatment method in the form of homoeopathy, which is very effective as well as economical.
• The Uttarakhand state government is determined to establish Devbhoomi as an important AYUSH region. In a state like Uttarakhand with a heterogeneous geographical situation, the importance of AYUSH and especially the homoeopathy medical system increases due to being economical and effective.