NIUM to integrate Ayush healthcare services with modern medicines: Ayush Minister
Union Minister of Ayush and Ports Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the National Institute of Unani Medicine, Ghaziabad will help in mainstreaming and integrating of Ayush healthcare services with modern medicines.
Union Minister of Ayush and Ports Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal inspected the newly constructed campus of the National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM) at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
"National Policy on Health envisages inter alia mainstreaming of Ayush in healthcare and also to integrate these systems in areas of education, research in all tiers of healthcare delivery. The Ministry of Ayush has undertaken various steps to encourage R&D and innovation, and develop apex Institutes for education, and research in the Unani Medicine. I am confident this Unani institute will popularize the Ayush system and cater to the needs of Northern region of the country,” he said.
About National Institute of Unani Medicine, Ghaziabad
NIUM, Ghaziabad is a satellite institute of the National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangaluru and will be the first of its kind to be established in the northern region of India. The foundation stone for the NIUM at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh was laid on March 1, 2019.
This Institute will have 14 departments and will provide PG and Doctoral courses in various disciplines of Unani Medicine. It will also focus on fundamental aspects, drug development, quality control, safety evaluation and scientific validation of Unani medicine and practices.
NIUM, Ghaziabad is being constructed at a cost of INR 381 crores and shall also function as an international collaboration centre for global promotion and research in Unani medicine. The institute will have a pivotal role in making bilateral and multilateral collaboration with the universities/research organizations of international repute.
This institute is expected to produce high-quality professionals in various streams of Unani medicine.
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