Research Institute of Unani Medicine in Srinagar to be Centre of Excellence: Sarbananda Sonowal
The Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine in Srinagar will be developed as a Centre of Excellence.
On Thursday, the Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal had inaugurated the International Conference on “Diet and Nutrition in Unani Medicine for Good health & well-being” in Srinagar. On this occasion, he announced that the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM ) will be developed as a Centre of Excellence.
He said "The importance of balance and nutritious diet is key to a healthy life and prevention as well as treatment of disease. Unani physicians recommend treatment by suitable modifications in diet before treatment with drugs."
"The Ministry wants to upgrade the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine into an Ayush Center of Excellence in Ilaj bi’l-Tadbir (Regimental Therapy). World Health Organization and Ministry of Ayush has published Benchmarks for the Training of Unani Medicine and this document will address the aspects like training requirements for good-quality Unani medicine services," he added.
Unani Medicine Event Highlights
The inaugural session saw the release of conference souvenir and eight books published by the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), release of two Unani e-books developed by the National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage functioning under CCRAS at Hyderabad, distribution of YCB certificates to felicitate yoga instructors, exchange of Yoga MoU and live yoga performance, the release of CCRUM Apps and presentation of NABH Accreditation Certificate to RRIUM Srinagar.
The titles of the CCRUM books released are:
- Orientation Guidelines for Community Health Officers (Under Unani Stream)
- Antiarthritic Plants in Unani Medicine
- Hepatoprotective Plants in Unani Medicine
- Glimpses of Activities and Achievements of Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine
- Advanced Analytical Methods for Quality Control of Unani Drugs - Araqiyat (Distillates)
- Riyad al-Adwiya (Urdu translation)
- Adwiya Kabidiyya: Qadeem-o-Jadeed Tahqiqat ki Raushni mein
- National Formulary of Unani Medicine, Vol. IV, 2nd Edition.
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