Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Mar 26: The Ministry of Ayush and World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a Host Country Agreement to build a WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, India, with an interim office at the Institute of Training and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) in Gujarat.
The Centre would be funded by a $250 million investment from the Indian government. The major goal of GCTM is to use modern science and technology to unlock the potential of traditional medicine from around the world in order to improve the general health of communities around the world.
On March 25, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, and WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed the agreement in Geneva.
The Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) will be the world’s first and only global centre for traditional medicine. It will concentrate on developing a robust evidence base for traditional medicine policies and standards, as well as assisting countries in integrating traditional medicine practises and products into national health systems and regulating their quality and safety for optimal and long-term impact. The WHO-GCTM is intended to engage and benefit people from all corners of the globe.
