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).

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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).

The CCRAS will work with the NIIMH on creating a "roadmap for capacity building and implementation of the international classification of health interventions in traditional medicine," the press release said.

"These initiatives underscore the commitment of WHO Collaboration Centres, the CCRAS, the NIIMH and the Ministry of Ayush to advance the standardisation and global integration of ancient medical systems. They reinforced collaborative efforts between India and the WHO in promoting evidence-based traditional medicine," it said.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Ministry of Ayush and National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH), Hyderabad has successfully hosted a two-day workshop to gather requirements for the implementation of International Classification of Diseases, Traditional Medicine Module-2, Updating Ayurveda. Siddha, Unani International Terminologies and Scoping Review for the development of Sowa Rigpa Terminologies. NIIMH is a WHO Collaboration Centre for “Literary and Fundamental Research in Traditional Medicine”. The event took place at the 10th World Ayurveda Congress in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 13th and 14th December 2024.

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