AYUSH Minister to Inaugurate ‘Amrita Samyogam 2017’ on August 6
KOCHI: A two-day conference, beginning on August 6, on integrative Ayurveda and modern medicine, titled ‘Amrita Samyogam 2017’, is being held in collaboration with Amrita University’s School of Ayurveda. More than 60 experts and 1,000 delegates from around the world will be taking part. It will be inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Yasso Naik.
The event will bring together allopathic doctors, Ayurveda practitioners and modern scientists on a common platform. It will identify strategies for integrating Ayurveda with Allopathy in the management of cancer, auto-immune diseases like arthritis, diabetes, neuro-degenerative diseases, and mental health. The conference will demonstrate how integrative medicine can be made a reality through examples of clinical integration, basic science studies, and application of new technologies.
Said Prof. Shantikumar Nair, Director, Centre for Nanosciences & Molecular Medicine, Amrita University: “Integrating India’s ancient tradition of Ayurveda with evidence-based modern medicine has the potential to revolutionise world healthcare. Integrative medicine is becoming a popular specialty among physicians in Western countries because of the myriad ways in which it can benefit patients.
The event is expected to trigger important collaborations across the world in the field of integrative medicine, especially academic collaborations and funding opportunities.