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AYUSH for New India: Vision and strategyThe Honorable Prime Minister's vision for 'New India' endeavoring to empower youth, women and poor is indeed laudable.The 'New India' also needs to be a 'Healthy India' where its own traditional systems can play a significant role.Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa, Homoeopathy collectively covered under the Ministry of AYUSH, represent a pluralistic and integrative scheme of health services.AYUSH can play an important role in realizing the dream of 'New India' by providing quality healthcare and medical care for its citizens.At present we are witnessing a highly receptive environment where the value of AYUSH systems in healthcare is widely recognized.Many reforms in administration, research strategies, nature of practice and education are already underway at the Ministry of AYUSH.The National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 has strongly advocated mainstreaming the potential of AYUSH within a pluralistic system of Integrative healthcare.The NHP 2017 uses a new language of 'medical pluralism' and re-emphasizes the need for integrating AYUSH in the National Health Mission, research and education.Indeed, the NHP 2017 is the most powerful policy expression of integrative healthcare since independence for which the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare must be congratulated.The scope of NHP 2017 in the context of AYUSH is very extensive.It generally recognizes medical pluralism as reality in India with an amplified role for AYUSH.It suggests a three dimensional mainstreaming of AYUSH services.NHP 2017 highlights strategies to meet national health goals through protocol driven integrative practices.It highlights importance of scientific evidence for safety and efficacy of AYUSH medicines and practices, and indicates the necessity of capacity building, and critical mass of competent professionals through quality education and training at national and international levels.It is crucial at this time for AYUSH stakeholders to develop a clear roadmap and strategy for effective implementation of NHP 2017.
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