Union Ayush and Ports Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced a slew of measures to boost the AYUSH healthcare sector in Mizoram.
The minister, along with Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga, laid the foundation stones for six Ayush hospitals in Mizoram and 24 Ayush Health & Wellness Centres (HWC) were inaugurated across the state on Thursday.
According to the AYUSH ministry, three 50-bedded hospitals will be developed at Aizawl, Champai and Hnahthial in the state. The three 10-bedded hospitals will be developed at Khawzawl, Saitul and Hortoki in the state.
The Union minister while highlighting the importance of traditional Indian medicine spoke about the role the folk medicine of Northeast can play in palliative, preventive, curative patient care along with the modern healthcare.
The Union Minister underlined the importance of unlocking value from the rich traditional medicinal practice of India, including the folk medicines of Mizoram and the Northeast.
Speaking about the role of Ayush can play in patient care management, Sonowal further said that the rich heritage of traditional medicines as envisaged by Ayush is scientifically proven to be effective in patient care.
In order to learn & leverage the folk medicine, the AYUSH ministry is conducting a multi centric research project to critically appraise and validate Local Health Traditions (LHT), Oral health Traditions (OHT) and Ethno Medicinal Practices (EMP) among ethnic communities of the Northeast.
