Gandhinagar: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the outcome document of first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit 2023 in form of “Gujarat Declaration”. The declaration reaffirmed global commitments towards indigenous knowledges, biodiversity and traditional, complementary and integrative medicine. WHO underlined that the application of rigorous scientific methods is needed to better understand, assess and, where appropriate, apply more holistic, context-specific, complex an...Read More

New Delhi: The World Health Organization(WHO) will soon release the 'Gujarat Declaration on Traditional Medicine', Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said. Gujarat had witnessed the first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit, co-hosted by the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India during August 17-18. Sonowal said 'Gujarat Declaration on Traditional Medicine', which will be released soon by the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasises the the importance of traditional medicine being ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Welcoming the WHO Chief Dr Tedros, Prime Minister called him "Tulsibhai" earlier today. Responding to that, Tedros said, "I like the name because it's a medicinal plant. By the way, I just planted the Tulsi here in the wellness center because it has many benefits for taking care of our forests and contributing to ensuring our world remains green. Given the climate change we are witnessing now, planting trees is very important... So, I'm happy to be called Tulsibhai, considering the ...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed his good friend Tulsibhai, aka Dr. Tedros, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, to India and admired Dr. Tedros preparing for the upcoming Navratri festival of Gujarat, the largest dance festival of the world. Sharing a video clip from the Ministry of Ayush, Prime Minister Modi wrote, 'My good friend Tulsi Bhai is clearly well prepared for Navratri! Welcome to India, Dr. Tedros!' In the ...Read More

Statue of Unity: The 14th conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare held at the Statue of Unity fame Ekta Nagar in Gujarat rejected the estimates of excess deaths during covid-19 pandemic period published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 5th May. The conference in its resolution stated - 'CCHFW is deeply disappointed and distressed by WHO's modelling based exorbitant estimates of excess mortality in the country during the pandemic phase.' It further stated - 'Th...Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi on a lighter note, gave a new Gujarati name to World Health Organization (WHO)'s Director General in his presence during the speech at Mahatma Mandir today. The Prime Minister was addressing the Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit here. He gave 'Tulsibhai' name to WHO DG Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus. The PM in his Hindi speech said: 'WHO Director General has been very good friend of mine. Whenever he would meet me, he would tell me that w...Read More

Gandhinagar: PM Narendra Modi and World Health Organization (WHO) director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will perform foundation stone laying of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine at Jamnagar on 19th April. The state government has allotted 35 acres of land for the centre 12-kms away from Jamnagar city. The new building of the centre will be established till 2024. The centre will temporarily operate in the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurved (ITRA) during that t...Read More

Jamnagar: Today, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister, Ayush and Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ayush visited the site in Jamnagar for the groundbreaking of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Ayush had signed the host Country Agreement with World Health Organization (WHO) for establishing the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in India. The groundbreaking ceremony for GCTM, which will take place on 19th April in Jamnagar, Gujara...Read More