WHO GLOBAL CENTER FOR TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

About:

• Groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Prime Minister of Mauritius Shri Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO).
  
  
• The Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organization (WHO) is establishing world’s first and only Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO GCTM) in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
  
  
• WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India at Jamnagar, Gujarat, will have its interim office at the Institute of Training and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) in Gujarat. This Centre will be supported by an investment of about USD 250 million from the Government of India.
  
  

Objective

• The primary objective of WHO GCTM is to harness the potential of traditional medicine from across the world through modern science and technology and improve overall health of the communities’ world over.
  
  
• The Centre will highlight the potential of traditional medicine and utilize technological advancements to promote its safe and effective use.
  
  
• India’s traditional medicine system is not limited only to treatment. It is a holistic science of life.