Gandhinagar : AYUSH sector has increased to more than 18 billion dollars. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit from Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar today. He said that he got the idea to organise the Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit during the Covid-19 pandemic. While AYUSH provided strong support to improve people’s immunity and the demand for AYUSH products increased. Recalling the efforts made by India to tackle the Covid pandemic, the Prime Minister noted the work done by modern pharma companies and vaccine manufacturers.Corona vaccine could be developed in India so fast only if Indian pharma companies get investment at the right time.Otherwise, who would have thought that we could have developed a corona vaccine so quickly? India has become the best destination for other countries in the field of medical tourism. Many investment opportunities have also emerged in this sector. Today, as India celebrating Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav, Amrit Kaal of next 25 year will prove to be the golden period of traditional medicine. Describing the strides made by the Ayush sector the Prime Minister said “we are already witnessing unprecedented growth in the production of AYUSH medicines, supplements and cosmetics. In 2014, where the AYUSH sector was less than 3 billion dollar, today it has increased to more than 18 billion dollar.” He said that the Ministry of AYUSH has taken several major steps to encourage start-up culture in the field of Traditional Medicines. A few days back an incubation centre developed by All India Institute of Ayurveda has been inaugurated. Describing the current age, the era of unicorns, the Prime Minister informed that in the year 2022 itself, so far 14 start-ups from India have joined the Unicorn Club. “I am sure unicorns will emerge from our AYUSH start-ups very soon”, he hoped. Noting that the production of medicinal plants can be a good means of increasing the income and livelihood of the farmers and the scope of employment generation in this, the Prime Minister highlighted the importance of facility to easily connect with the market for the farmers involved in the production of medicinal plants. For this, the government is also working on modernization and expansion of AYUSH e-market place, he said.
Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said that, The WHO estimates that 80% of the world’s population uses traditional medicine. India officially perceives the origins of traditional medicine. Sustaining the heritage of socio-cultural practices and diversity of traditional medicine is essential for its development. Congratulating Gujarat on the successful completion of the ground breaking ceremony of the world’s first Global Centre for Traditional Medicine-GCTM at Jamnagar, he further said, He thanked the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the citizens of Indian for the facilities of Ayurveda clinic provided by India to Mauritius during COVID-19 pandemic India and Mauritius have similar values about the usefulness of traditional medicine. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel thanked renowned leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi for organizing AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit-2022 in Gujarat and by welcoming him to this virtuous land of Gujarat he said that, at a time where naturopathy has been practiced in India since ancient times, the Prime Minister has introduced these ancient therapies on a global scale. As a result, WHO’s ‘Global Centre for Traditional Medicine’ has been set up at Jamnagar Ayurvedic University, which he hopes will become a Global Knowledge AP Centre in the field of Traditional Medicine in the near future.
The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom won the hearts of the people by starting his speech in Gujarati. Before he started his address, he remembered Mahatma Gandhi and said, “I have had the good fortune to come to the land of Mahatma Gandhi.” On this occasion, he also thanked the Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi. Addressing the dignitaries present at the Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit-2022, General Tedros Adhanom said that while the world is a family, our society should benefit all people with the knowledge of inherited health. The World Health Organization is also adhering to it. “We have focused on traditional medicine, its implementation as well as clinical trials, scientific evidence and methods,” said Tedros Adhanom. This year, the industry could reach a staggering US 23 billion dollars. Talking about the field of traditional medicine, Tedros said that there are three main things that need to be considered in order to take this field forward. Firstly, there’s need of long-term strategic investment to support the innovation ecosystem. Secondly, it should be developed in a sustainable manner and those who have become collaborators and partners should also get this benefit, he added.
