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The Union Cabinet, chaired by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghbe- artificial intelligence based solu- Introducing a second module in
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi reyesus, Director General, World tions for traditional medicine, the Traditional Medicine Chapter
has approved the establishment of Health Organization announced systematic reviews in collab- of the International classifica-
the WHO Global Centre for Tradi- the establishment of WHO GCTM oration with Cochrane, Global tion of Diseases-11, developing
tional Medicine (WHO GCTM) in in India on the occasion of 5th survey on traditional medicine apps like M-yoga, supporting the
Jamnagar, Gujarat by signing a Ayurveda Day on 13th November, data across WHO GPW 13 (Thir- work of International Pharmaco-
Host Country agreement between 2020 in the august presence of teenth General Programme of peia of Herbal Medicine (IPHM)
the Government of India and the the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Work 2019-2023) and sustainable and other research studies etc.
World Health Organization (WHO). India. The Hon’ble Prime Minister development goals, traditional
praised this initiative of WHO and medicine socio-cultural and biodi- Traditional medicine is a key pillar
The WHO GCTM will be estab- mentioned that WHO GCTM would versity heritage with a forward of health care delivery systems
lished in Jamnagar under the emerge as a centre of global well- looking approach to sustainable and plays a crucial role in main-
Ministry of AYUSH. This would be ness, bolster evidence –based development and management taining good health and well-being.
the first and only global outposted research, training and aware- and cross-cutting functions, busi- Safe and effective traditional
Centre (office) for traditional ness for Traditional Medicine. ness operations and administrative medicine will play a significant
medicine across the globe. processes for the establishment role in ensuring all people have
A Joint Task Force (JTF) is consti- of main office of WHO GCTM. access to quality essential health
BENEFITS: tuted for coordination, execu- care services and safe, effective
i. To position AYUSH systems tion and monitoring of activi- The WHO GCTM would provide and affordable essential medi-
across the globe. ties for the establishment of this leadership on all global health cines as the world approach the
Centre. JTF comprises represen- ten-year milestone for Sustainable
ii. To provide leadership on global tatives from the Government of matters related to traditional Development Goals in 2030. The
health matters pertaining to tradi- India, Permanent Mission of India, medicine as well as extend WHO-GCTM will identify various
tional medicine. Geneva and the World Health support to member countries in challenges faced by the coun-
iii. To ensure quality, safety and Organization. Under the ambit shaping various policies related tries in regulating, integrating and
to traditional medicine research,
efficacy, accessibility and rational of this, an interim office is being practices and public health. further positioning Traditional
use of traditional medicine. established at the ITRA, Jamnagar, Medicine in respective countries.
Gujarat to execute the identified
iv. To develop norms, standards, technical activities and planning The Ministry of AYUSH has collab- The upcoming WHO- GCTM
and guidelines in relevant tech- of fully functional WHO GCTM. orated with WHO on many fronts and various other initiatives in
nical areas, tools and methodol- The interim office is intended including developing benchmarks collaboration with WHO will aid
ogies, for collecting data under- to deliver broadly on genera- documents on training and prac- India in positioning traditional
taking analytics, and assess impact. tion of evidence and innovation, tice of Ayurveda and Unani System, medicine across the globe.
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