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New Delhi : The First Ever International Conference on AYUSH and Wellness ‘Arogya 2017’ was inaugurated by the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu, and Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik in New Delhi on December 4, 2017.
The three- day exhibition cum conference is being held at Vigyan Bhawan. It has been jointly organized by Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Government of India including Pharmexcil in partnership with FICCI to showcase the strength and scientific valuation of traditional system of medicine. Nearly 1,500 delegates from India and 60 countries are participating at ‘Arogya 2017’.
Addressing the delegates, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said that ‘Arogya 2017’ is the first of its kind International Conference organized in India. Through ‘Arogya 2017’, we have decided to share the traditional medicine knowledge of India with humanity across the world, the Minister explained. India, he said, however is not the only country with traditional medicine knowledge. ” Through this conference we also hope to learn from participants from other countries of the world and the Government of India will be very happy to work with all the countries in this sector,” he said, according to a PIB release.
Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik said that Ministry of AYUSH is trying to achieve comprehensive integration of AYUSH in the health services. Through the Ministry of AYUSH, we are not only promoting developmental activities of traditional medicine at National level but also looking at more international cooperation and collaboration opportunities at bilateral, multi- lateral, regional and global levels, he said.