PM Modi Lauds as Ayush Ministry signs agreement with WHO for global centre of traditional medicine

On Friday the Indian Ministry of Ayush signed the host country agreement with the WHO for establishing the WHO global centre for traditional medicine in India at Jamnagar, Gujarat.

“The Ministry of Ayush has today signed the Host Country Agreement with the World Health Organisation for establishing WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in India at Jamnagar, Gujarat, with its interim office at the Institute of Training and Research in Ayurveda in Gujarat,” the ministry said in a tweet.

“The primary objective of 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,” said the Ministry in another tweet.

And on Saturday Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to this and conveyed India’s happiness to be the home of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Centre for traditional medicine.

Replying to the tweets of the Ayush Ministry the Prime Minister said, “India is honoured to be home to a state-of-the-art WHO global centre for traditional medicine. This centre will contribute towards making a healthier planet and leveraging our rich traditional practices for global good.”