Addressing the 62nd Foundation Day of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya highlighted the need to integrate indigenous medical systems like Ayurveda and Yoga with modern medical practices to provide holistic healthcare solutions to the people.
Mandaviya encouraged the academy and researchers to collaborate with the private sector for research and innovation. “You go to Dholavira in Gujarat, go to Lothal. Dholavira has 5,000 years old civilization. This shows how civilized we were, how developed our science was at that time,” he said.
He added that while Ayurveda and traditional systems of medicine are effective in preventive healthcare, modern medicines have a major role in diagnosis and treatment of diseases. “The need of the hour is to integrate our own indigenous medical systems like Ayurveda and Yoga with modern medical practices,” he said.
On advancements in India’s healthcare facilities witnessed during the pandemic, the minister said, “We not only developed the Covid vaccine but also manufactured and exported them in a very short time. There were gloomy projections made on India’s Covid management strategy but we were not only able to manage the pandemic well but also shared our best practices globally.”
