Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya delivering a key note address at International Integrative Health and Wellbeing (IHW) Conference, 2022 organised by Heartfulness at Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad said the central government is working towards setting up a separate wing for “Integrative Medicine,” an approach that brings together conventional medicine with complementary treatments, in all the medical colleges and hospitals.
Mandaviya, further added the government has established 1,50,000 health and wellness centres across platforms that promote meditation, yoga, and all aspects and activities pertaining to integrated health and wellbeing.
“In the coming days, we have started working on having a separate division for integrative medicine in all medical colleges or hospitals, and to have arrangements for research,” he said in a tweet. He reiterated his stand by re tweeting Integrative medicine is the need of the hour.
Mandaviya indicated that research should not be restricted to Government hospitals/Labs only. He is of the strong opinion that Public-Private partnership in research is need of the hour and spiritual dimension should also considered opined Union Health Minister.
