World Ayurveda Congress to be held in Ahmedabad

The 8th WAC will hold 5 plenary sessions, 96 parallel sessions and a large number of paper presentations, complemented by a series of associated events, Dhiman informed.

This year's World Ayurveda Congress will be the largest ever as compared to the earlier World Ayurveda Congress at Kochi, Pune, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Bhopal and Delhi. Over 4000 delegates, including over 300 international delegates from 32 countries representing the Global Ayurveda fraternity are expected to participate.

Other participants would be Students, Ayurvedic practitioners, traditional healers, academics, research scientists, policy makers, industry, cultivators and collectors of medicinal plants, agricultural and forestry experts, buyers from overseas, regulators from developed nations and members of society in and around Ahmedabad interested in Ayurveda, he said.

On the agenda is also a meeting for over 150 traditional healers who will demonstrate their medical approaches that have remained relevant to health care challenges in the country.

Arogya Expo will showcase the best that Ayurveda sector has to offer in products and services to the society. Leading companies from all over India will display their best in Ayurvedic innovation. Medical and Educational institutions will demonstrate their health care options for a healthy life in today's high pressure lifestyle.