New Delhi || 24-10-2024 The Ministry of Ayush is all set to celebrate 9thAyurveda Day on 29 Oct 2024. More than 150 countries across the globe have geared up for the celebration of Ayurveda Day. The theme of Ayurveda Day this year is “Ayurveda Innovations for Global Health”.
The ministry of Ayush is going to organize a grand event at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi for the Ayurveda Day Celebrations.
Ayush Minister Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav said, “Ayurveda Day has now become a global movement. We are proud to learn that as many as 150 countries are expected to join Ayurveda Day celebrations 2024″.
He also highlighted the focus of the Ministry while underlining the theme of Ayurveda Day 2024 and added “The theme of this year’s Ayurveda Day celebrations gives new dimensions to the contribution of Ayurveda to global health. Our aim is to promote Ayurveda globally as a robust system of medicine for the welfare of public. Under this, the All India Institute of Ayurveda has initiated a month-long programme across the country.”
While highlighting the vision of Ministry, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush said, “Through the Ayurveda Day celebrations, Ayush focuses on integrating Ayurveda with contemporary science to address critical health issues including non-communicable diseases, mental health, antimicrobial resistance, and geriatric care.”
Talking about the latest initiatives of the Ministry, he further added, “Ayurveda knowledge is made conveniently accessible to public through digital platforms under the umbrella of Ayush Grid including major initiatives such as Ayurgyan Scheme, Ayush Research Portal, and Namaste Portal.Currently, Ayurveda is recognized in as many as 24 countries across the globe, while Ayurveda products are exported to over 100 countries”.
This year’s celebration will witness significant participation from startups and industry, positioning Ayurveda at the heart of global health innovation. Leading Ayurveda experts have expressed their thoughts and hopes for this important event.
Ayurveda day is accepted on the auspicious day of Dhanwantari in the year 2016 and Ayush Ministry is separated from Health Ministry in 2014.