Delhi Army Base Gets Ayurvedic Clinic

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Delhi Army Base Gets Ayurvedic Clinic

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NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 26, 2004: An Ayurvedic Center was inaugurated at

the Army Base Hospital and Delhi Cantonment on Sunday. The 10-bed indoor

facility provided for the management of chronic diseases is based on the

Panchkarma Therapy of Ayurveda. The Center was inaugurated by Shri Ajay

Prasad, Defence Secretary, Lt Gen B. N. Shahi, Director General of Armed

Forces Medical Services, Dr. S. K. Sharma, Advisor Ayurveda in the Ministry

of Health and Family Welfare and other senior officers of the Armed Forces

Medical Services attended the function.

 

The establishment of the Ayurvedic Center at the Army Base Hospital is a

pioneering step to integrate Ayurvedic and modern medicines in the Armed

Forces. The venture will provide convergence of two different medical

systems and enable holistic healthcare and patient-friendly treatment. With

its herb-based, cost effective and culture friendly approach, the promotion

and acceptance of Ayurveda, a branch of traditional medicine, scientifically

and systematically documented for more than 5,000 years, is in keeping with

the resurgence of interest in Ayurveda at the international level.

 

The safety and cost effectiveness of the Ayurvedic system of treatment as

well as the flexibility of medication and role of dietary management

commends Ayurveda in today's scenario. With this backdrop, the functional

integration of two diverse healthcare systems under the aegis of the

Department of Ayush will play an important role in rehabilitation and

restoration, for the Armed Forces personnel in post accidental and post

traumatic conditions. On the success of this unique experiment, more

Ayurveda units will be established in other Army Hospitals of the country.

 

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