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. 2024 Mar 23;15(2):100892. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2024.100892

Table 2.

International cooperation in the field of AYUSH [15]

Sr. No International Cooperation Activities Details
1 Memorandum of Understanding with different Countries
  • 24 Country to Country MoUs for Cooperation in field of Traditional Medicine and Homoeopathy with Nepal, Bangladesh, Hungary, Trinidad & Tobago, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, WHO- Geneva, Germany (Joint declaration), Iran, Sao Tome & Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea, Cuba, Colombia, Japan (MoC), Bolivia, Gambia, Republic of Guinea, China, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname, Brazil and Zimbabwe.

  • Under these MoUs, the Ministry is conducting various activities for promotion of AYUSH.

  • 43 MoUs for undertaking Collaborative Research/Academics signed with foreign institutes/universities.

2 Establishment of AYUSH Academic Chairs at foreign universities/institutes
  • 15 MoUs for setting up AYUSH Academic Chairs have been signed with foreign institutes in Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Hungary, Latvia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand etc.

3 AYUSH Information Cell
  • AYUSH Information Cell have been set up in 39 countries to disseminate authentic information about ASU&H systems of Medicine.

  • Ayurveda day, International Yoga Day etc. Are also being celebrated every year through AYUSH Information Cells.

4 Signing of MoUs with foreign institutions for research collaboration and for establishing AYUSH Academic chairs
  • Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science (CCRAS) and Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon Mexico for establishment of Academic chair.

  • All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and University Health Network, (UHN) Canada.

  • All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and the Federal University of Rio De Janeiro (UFRJ) and The Brazilian Academic Consortium for Integrative Health (CABSIN), Brazil.

  • National Institute of Ayurveda Jaipur and Philippines Institute of Traditional and Alternative Healthcare, Philippines.

  • Rashtriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth (RAV) and Fundacion De Salud Ayurveda Prema, Argentina.

  • MoU on Cooperation in Traditional Medicine was signed on Nov. 4, 2022 on the sidelines of 15th India Taiwan Economic Consultation in Banijya Bhawan, New Delhi.

  • All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan on Research Collaboration in Ayurveda

  • All India Institute of Ayurveda and University of Medical Sciences of Havana (UCMH), Havana, Cuba for the establishment of an academic collaboration in Ayurveda

5 Collaboration with WHO
  • Establishment of a WHO Global Centre of Traditional Medicine in India

  • The Ministry of AYUSH, India's existing Technical Post at a grade equivalent to the P-4 level in the professional grading scale of WHO at TCI, Unit, WHO Hq., Geneva has been upgraded to P-5 Level. Accordingly, the Ministry has deputed an AYUSH expert on secondment basis at P-5 Level at WHO headquarter.

  • Interaction with multilateral forums like- BRICS, IORA, G-20 etc. In the field of AYUSH/Traditional Medicines

6 Export of AYUSH & Herbal Product
  • Consequent to concerted efforts of Government of India, the Export of AYUSH and Herbal Medicines in 2021 has increased substantially

  • Ayurved Day Celebration on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti (Dhanteras) in befitting manner at National as well as international level: MEA/all Indian Missions abroad were requested to celebrate Ayurveda Day in best possible way and to undertake various activities like organizing Radio Talks/RoadShows/TV Shows etc. Public lectures and other related programs on the identified theme for promotion of health through Ayurveda.

  • The Ministry of AYUSH celebrates the International day of Yoga on 21st June in India as well as across the globe and provides technical support to Indian Missions abroad every year.

  • The Ministry of AYUSH through ICCR offers scholarships to the eligible foreign nationals from more than 100 countries for pursuing undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) and Ph. D courses in AYUSH stream in premier Institutes in India.

  • A delegation from the Ministry of AYUSH headed by the Secretary AYUSH visited Helsinki, Finland to participate in the workshop and meeting of ITU/WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health (FG-AI4H); The Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH delivered a presentation on “Role of Artificial Intelligence in Traditional Medicine and Digital Initiative of AYUSH”

[sourced from PiB and rewritten Annual report 2023]