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WHO releases Gujarat Declaration on Traditional Medicine
The declaration highlights the need to scale up efforts to implement evidence-based Traditional medicine and universal health coverage
WHO organises summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat / Image: PIB
The World Health Organization (WHO) released the outcome document of the first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit 2023 in the form of the ‘Gujarat Declaration’ reaffirming its global commitment towards indigenous knowledge, biodiversity and traditional, complementary and integrative medicine.
On the declaration, Union Minister for AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal, said, “Gujarat Declaration is the testimony of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to promote our ancient knowledge of traditional medicine system. Through collaborative efforts and sustainable practices, we can ensure a healthier future for generations to come.”
The declaration emphasised scaling up efforts to further implement evidence-based TCIM (Traditional complementary integrative medicine) interventions and approaches in support of the goal of universal health coverage (UHC) and all health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
It highlights the role of multi-regional, multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder collaborations to be aligned with and complementary to the work of WHO major offices, to maximize evidence-based benefits of TCIM in global health.
The WHO underlined that rigorous scientific methods are needed to better understand, assess and, where appropriate, apply more holistic, context-specific, complex and personalized approaches for health and well-being for all.
The health organization reiterated that India as the host of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre at Jamnagar, Gujarat has an important role in scaling up WHO’s capacities to support member states and stakeholders in taking forward the summit action agenda and other relevant priorities.
The action points of the summit based on the evidence, discussions and outcomes presented included deliberation on varied topics like health and well-being of people and the planet, research and evidence, universal health coverage, primary health care and health systems, data and routine information systems, digital health frontiers, biodiversity and sustainability, human rights, equity and ethics.
The summit highlighted the appropriate development and application of digital health technologies, and artificial intelligence (AI) in particular, to advance digital health resources on TCIM for people’s health and well-being.
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