Uttarakhand Allopathic doctors to get six-day Ayurveda training
“The purpose of the six-day training programme is to bust the wrong notions about ayurvedic treatment and help allopathic doctors shed their doubts about its efficacy,” the chief secretary said. The dates for the programme is yet to be announced.
Dehradun: In a move to boost the ayurveda treatment procedures among allopathic doctors in Uttarakhand, the doctors will get six-day training in ayurveda which will help clear doubts about the efficacy of the traditional medicine system.
Allopathic doctors in Uttarakhand will undergo a six-day training in ayurveda and the programme will help clear doubts about the efficacy of the traditional medicine system, Chief Secretary SS Sandhu said on Saturday.
He also asserted that “allopathy and ayurveda are not contradictory but complementary to each other.”
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The Ayush department will be conduct the training using presentations based on facts and documents, Sandhu said.
“The purpose of the six-day training programme is to bust the wrong notions about ayurvedic treatment and help allopathic doctors shed their doubts about its efficacy,” the chief secretary said. The dates for the programme is yet to be announced.
Sandhu said ayurveda is not just a system of medicine but a way of leading a disease-free life.
Being the hub of yoga and ayurveda, Uttarakhand can benefit in various ways through a renewed emphasis on ayurveda, yoga, Unani, naturopathy and homeopathy.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the Ministry of Ayush had invited applications/nominations for Prime Minister's Awards for Yoga 2023. This award recognizes exemplary contributions towards the development and promotion of Yoga both at the national and international levels. The two National awards will be given to entities of Indian origin and two International awards will be given to entities of Indian/foreign origin. Winners will be announced on the 9th International Day of Yoga (21st June 2023). The selection process follows the two-tier system, for which two committees will be constituted by the Ministry of Ayush, namely the Screening Committee and the Evaluation Committee (Jury).
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