To establish Integrative Medicine Unit
All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), the apex institute of Ayurveda in India under the Ministry of AYUSH, and Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital (VMMC & SJ Hospital) have signed an MoU to develop a unique centre of excellence model Integrative Health Facility in the country for tertiary care. As per the agreement, both AIIA and VMMC & SJ Hospital will jointly work to treat patients using the best of both Ayurveda and Modern Medicine.
The MoU was signed by Dr Tanuja Nesari, Director, AIIA and Dr SV Arya. The event was graced by Dr Sunil Kumar, DGHS, whose efforts have been instrumental in making this collaboration a reality. The unit will be inaugurated by the Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal and State Minister of AYUSH Dr Munjapara Mahendrabhai in the presence of Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary AYUSH and Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary Health & Family Welfare.
The focus areas for collaboration include therapeutic, holistic, preventive, and promotive medical services through the Integrative medicine unit; lifestyle counselling, yoga, diet advice and stress management; IEC activities for creating awareness about the Integrated medicine unit for the general public; activities to paramedical staff, nurses, UGs, PGs; and faculty and projects to be taken up to include other areas such as applied research as mutually agreed upon involving faculty, research scholars and students from different departments/ divisions of both the institutes.
Under the agreement, the infrastructural space and other requisites to run the centre on a day-to-day basis will be provided by VMMC & SJ Hospital, whereas the technical support including manpower, technical infrastructure, and running of the centre will be managed by AIIA. The expert faculty and staff of both the signees will form a joint committee of Integrated medicine to run and establish the model centre. The faculty and students of AIIA and VMMC & SJ Hospital will have access to the facilities of both institutes, subject to their respective rules and regulations with prior permissions as granted by authorities.
