Govt of India accorded great importance to ISM and Unani: Sonowal
Srinagar: Union Minister for AYUSH, Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that the Government of India has accorded great importance to the multifaceted development of Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM) and Unani medicine.
Sonowal was speaking during the inauguration of the two-day International conference on Unani Medicine at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Complex (SKICC), Srinagar. Sonowal said that the Government of India under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has accorded great importance to the multifaceted development of Indian Systems of Medicine including Unani medicine.
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He informed that because of the personal intervention of the Prime Minister, the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to establish a Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India which would provide a great opportunity for researchers and students to lead the world in traditional medicine.
He said that Unani Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan because it is due to the contributions made by him and many other scholars that we inherited this comprehensive medical system.
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