TRADITIONAL SYSTEM OF MEDICINE
IS CHEAP, ACCESSIBLE AND PEOPLE FRIENDLY – SMT. SWARAJ
Minister for Health
& Family Welfare Smt. Sushma Swaraj has said that for traditional
system of medicine to succeed amongst the people, it was extremely
important for the Ayurvedic practitioners to believe in its inherent
strength. In the given situation, the practitioners of Ayurveda
would have to brand image their tools and methods of treatment
by making the people believe that this system of medicine was
cheap, accessible and provided an ever-lasting solution for chronic
ailments and diseases. Ayurveda treatment has survived the test
of time, Smt. Swaraj said due to the inherent cultural strengths
of the system. It is perhaps one of the few treatments modes that
has survived being captive to technological tools. The Minister
stated this while delivering the Convocation Address of the Rashtriya
Ayurveda Vidyapeeth here today.
Elaborating further,
the Minister said Ayurveda believed in evaluating the sensitivity
of human pulse. Through this examination, any practitioner could
diagnose any ailment. Under the modern medical systems, the Minister
said not much importance was being given to this method of treatment.
Treatment today is more machine-driven. Under the given situation,
any Ayurvedic practitioner could take the help of clinical diagnosis
through tests to reaffirm their ability in treating patients through
the traditional modes.
Highlighting the
popularity and acceptability of the Indian System of Medicine
abroad, Smt. Swaraj said, the acceptability came from the belief
in the method of treatment and the people-friendly dosage. It
was perhaps a challenge today to devise ways and means by which
the cost of treatment for chronic diseases could be brought down
by believing in Ayurvedic mode. It was the responsibility of the
new generation of Ayurvedic practitioners to popularize the treatment
methods for ailments concerning the kidney, heart, diabetes and
other chronic diseases. On the occasion the Minister also gave
away degrees to the students who had completed their courses from
the Institute. Smt. Swaraj also announced an increase of Rs.2000/-
per month from the current level of Rs.7,000/- per month to Rs.9,000/-
for students who were undergoing training in the two-year Course
conducted by the Institute.
