WHO's ICD-11 Traditional Medicine Module 2 integrates Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha
Launching the ICD-11 TM Module-2 at the India Habitat Centre, Union Minister of State for Ayush and Women and Child Development Munjapara Mahendrabhai said that there is a need to modernize Ayush medicine by integrating it with global standards in India as well as across the world, the statement said.;
Terminologies defining diseases in ayurveda, unani and siddha systems of medicine have been included in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 11th revision, the Ayush ministry said on Wednesday. This will lead to global uniformity in ayurveda, unani and siddha medicines as a code for defining diseases.
With the launch of ICD 11 Traditional Medicine Module 2 by the World Health Organization on Wednesday, preparations have started for its implementation, the ministry said.
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"The data and terminology relating to diseases based on ayurveda, siddha and unani medicine have been included in the WHO ICD-11 classification," the ministry said in its statement.
The Ministry of AYUSH in collaboration with the WHO has prepared a classification of diseases used in ayurveda, siddha and unani systems under TM-2 module of ICD-11 series.
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