WHO to observe Ayush Medical Coding and Records Day Annually on January 10
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that it will observe January 10th every year as "Ayush Medical Coding and Records Day", beginning in 2025.
This was decided at the 10th World Ayurveda Congress in Dehradun, capital of Uttarakhand state, India.
Ayush is the acronym for the Indian ministry, which promotes a healthy lifestyle through traditional practices such as yoga and naturopathy as well as ancient Oriental medical systems, including Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and homoeopathy (Ayush).
According to an ANI report, the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Ayush, has been tasked with the new annual observance on 10th January, the Indian government's Press Information Bureau said in a press release.
The WHO's main collaboration centre in India for "literary and fundamental research in traditional medicine" is the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH).
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