A host country agreement would be inked Friday between the Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organization (WHO) at Geneva to set up the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Gujarat, the government has informed Lok Saha. On March 9, the Union Cabinet had approved the establishment of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO … Read more
Before Frederick Akbar Mahomed, the world did not know that human life could be prolonged by reducing blood pressure. The 19th century doctor from Brighton, England, did pioneering research into nephritis and hypertension, and helped introduce the British Medical Association’s collective investigation record, and yet he remains unsung today. As Britain still recovers from the Windrush crisis and … Read more
The allopathic system of medicine that treats symptoms of diseases using drugs came into existence in the 19th century. Before that, traditional medicines were common in many Asian countries, including India. A common drawback of allopathic medications is their undesired side effects caused by the adverse reactions of specific drug compounds with parts of our … Read more
It was estimated by the World Health Organisation that during the eighties, “in many countries, 80 per cent or more of the population living in rural areas (were) cared for by traditional practitioners and birth attendants.” The decades that followed saw an unprecedented expansion of biomedicine/western/modern medicine (often called “Allopathy”), and the proportion of the population in … Read more
The draft bill was introduced by Union Health Minister JP Nadda to replace and subsume the Medical Council of India (MCI). The National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017, which was approved by the Union Cabinet on December 18, is to set up a new and transparent system of regulating healthcare. The first draft of … Read more