Prime Minister Lays The Foundation Stone Of Who Global Centre For Traditional Medicine (Gctm) In Jamnagar.

April 21, 2022

Why in news?

The Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organisation (WHO) established the world’s first and only Global Centre- GCTM to harness the potential of traditional medicine (TM) from across the world through modern science and technology.
- It helps to implement WHO’s Traditional Medicine Strategy (2014-23) to strengthen the role of TM in pursuing the goal of universal health coverage.
- As per WHO, Traditional Medicine refers to sum total of knowledge, skills and practices based on theories, beliefs and experiences indigenous to different cultures that have been used over time to maintain health as well as prevent, diagnose and treat physical and mental illness.
Five goals of GCTM
- Create a database of traditional knowledge systems using technology.
- Create international standards for testing and certification of TMs.
- To evolve as a platform where global experts of TMs come together and share experiences.
- Mobilize funding for research in the field of TMs.
- Develop protocols for holistic treatment of specific diseases to benefit patients from both traditional and modern medicine.
Significance of GCTM
- Improve overall health of the communities’ world over. It helps to advance the SDG 3 target of ensuring health and promoting wellbeing for all of all ages.
- It will promote cooperation and synergy between traditional medicine and modern allopathic medicine.
- Recognises India’s potential to provide leadership in traditional medicine.
- Position AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and experiences indigenous to different cukures that have been used Homeopathy) systems across the globe.