WHO APW Project "Development of Consumer Guidelines for Appropriate use of Ayurvedic Medicines "

Dear All Ayurvedic friends

We are working on  WHO APW project Development of Consumer Guidelines for Appropriate use of Ayurvedic Medicines" which will be based on practicing opinion of you all  .To get the questions and participate in survey please click on link


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dEI1YmxUWnhYNFhwUTl5ZUxWMXlZSnc6MQ#gid=0

We will be highly obliged to you for your  support in this project of national importance.

Please register your opinion up to 30 November ,2011. December 07 ,2011 is last date of submission of draft to WHO and 14 December,2011 is  assessment date of the draft at BHU by experts invited from all over country including representative of  WHO and dept of AYUSH,GOI .

With esteem regards,

Sneha Paka and Liposomal Drug Delievery system

Dear All


Please go through under mentioned link for complete reading of review paper published in AYU yesterday.


 http://www.ayujournal.org/text.asp?2011/32/1/103/85740

We wish you all happy Vijaya Dashmi .

With regards,

Invited member of the Sub-Committee of the Planning Commission Steering Committee for AYUSH

 I shall appreciate if any one comment substantially on undermentioned issue .

Anand Chaudhary  

Dear Dr Anand,

 

The AYUSH sector is rapidly changing and the newer challenges in the area of research, pharmacopoeial standards and industries need serious consideration. This needs quality inputs from experienced stakeholders, academicians, researchers, professionals and scholars like you.  You have been working in this area for a long time and your commitment to AYUSH sector is greatly appreciated.

I would like to request you to  contribute as invited member of the Sub-Committee of the Planning Commission Steering Committee for AYUSH. Please share your vision, views, suggestions, recommendations related to innovative schemes/programs to shape the 12^th AYUSH Five Year Plan (FYP). The Planning Commission recommends that the sub-committee should work electronically. As you would agree, this is very important participatory exercise to ensure right priorities, budgets and budgets for efficient implementation of the Plan. I am attaching herewith the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Sub-Committee as recommended by the Planning Commission.

Please note that the Planning Commission is looking for “innovation” in the 12^th FYP, hence the expectations from you is to propose only the most relevant and innovative schemes/programs. Even single innovative scheme recommended by you will suffice, but please prioritize and limit your recommendations, to a maximum of five.

As Chairperson, I will be consolidating all the responses and will be happy share a copy of the finalized draft recommendations for your information and records.  Kindly formulate your recommendation/s in the format provided in Annex 1 on or before 30^th August 2011.

We will exchange our thoughts using Google group. Please feel free to contact me or Dr Girish Tillu (gtillu@gmail.com, 09850026597) if you need any more information or assistance.

Please acknowledge and let me know your acceptance so that I can forward some data, which would be helpful for this activity. Your contribution in this exercise would benefit AYUSH sector and the nation.

Yours truly

Professor Bhushan Patwardhan

Vice Chancellor

Symbiosis International University

Lavale, Pune - 412115

INDIA

Tel: +91-020-39116201

http://www.siu.edu.in

www.jaim.in

Ayurveda and Anna

Dear All Ayurvedists

Anna has shown his strength to GOI ,world and most important is that he has been accepted by  common people of India. Reason of this wonderful success of Anna is his integrity ,honesty and dedication to the cause what he take up in his agenda at one time.

My most respected colleagues , can we draw some lessons from Anna and many more like him of past history of  our country.

Vd Shiva Sharma and Vd Anant Sharma initiated process of establishment of CCIM in 1965 and onward and succeded in 1970.

Vd Brihaspati Dev Triguna and his associates contributed in establishment of dept of AYUSH of GOI in 1993 and we are heading forward with the patronage of this dept.

Planning commission of India has constituted a sub committee for policies on Ayurvedic education of future apart from formation of national innovation council in chairman ship of Prof R H Singh.

Means we are moving for progress with all unsolved problems of past two three decades regarding propagation of Ayurveda nationally and internationally.

 But dear friends who may be our Anna to open our eyes on real causes of deterioration of status of  Ayurvedic studies and researches  in institution where 95 % ( almost every )  action/decision /nomination/assignments- academic and administrative are being done  just on the basis of caste line  and various kind of approaches which includes personal liking /disliking  (certainly not on basis of academic reasons ). This unilateralism has   ignored all academic merits of individuals  who are not of caste of holders of administrative post and don't have a strong political ,administrative approach  and not capable for  other transactions of different nature.

In other words ,we are not utilizing our full strength and loosing many momentous  opportunities in service of Ayurveda.

CME for Teachers of Rasa Shastra & Bhaishjya Kalpana at Bharati Vidyapeetha ,Pune

Dear All

I am delighted with the experiences I received and perceived at Bharati Vidyappetha ,Pune in CME for Teachers of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishjya Kalpana  (previously termed as RoTP)  on 25 July 2011.  Participants number is 30 covering all across country.Title selected by organizers are relevant to contemporary science and as per demand of present thrust area of pharmaceutics of Ayurveda. Boarding and lodging facilities are up to mark in guest house of  university.

All participants were keen to have knowledge and asking questions till 11.00 pm to resource is a good sign of awareness.But some of them ( read participants )  were disappointed by poor quality of students they are receiving due to  intake policy of management i.e. less percentage more money . It may be concern for every one.

I congratulate Prof Asmita Wele and her team for  her charismatic leadership and wonderful organisation on part of her entire team .    

A healthy decision - As published in Times of India

The move by select insurance groups to cover ayurvedic treatments is wise - and timely. Ayurveda is an ancient Indian medical practice, laced with philosophy around holistic health. It uses plant- and mineral-based medicines, yoga and other natural methods to combat illnesses. In contemporary times, with growing numbers of people rejecting chemical concoctions, ayurveda with its natural elements appeals powerfully to many.
As insurance companies themselves find, several subscribers prefer ayurveda over drugs for particular problems. It makes no sense to deny them insurance - simply because we don't believe in a non-western medical practice. Ironically, despite the large numbers of Indians reaching for ayurveda, India lags behind the world in giving it due recognition. Ayurveda is part of a wide international healthcare umbrella titled 'Complementary and Alternative Medicine' that includes traditional Chinese remedies, naturopathy and aromatherapy. These appeal to many seeking options beyond drug- and surgery-based allopathic practices, whose drawbacks are many.

Including ayurveda within insurance schemes will help India in the international patenting race, while assisting the science to rid itself of quacks domestically, propelling it towards greater standardisation and uniformity. It's always intelligent to be open-minded towards diverse cures that help the human body. When psychotherapy began, it was often dismissed as total quackery. Today, it's standard practice over the world, helping people understand their own behaviour. Mediclaim policies in India tend to be overly restrictive, confining themselves to hospital care beyond 24 hours. To gain more customers they need to widen their ambit. They shouldn't be criticised when they try to be innovative.

Ayurvedic Treatment under Mediclaim - As published in Times of India

Insurance companies' latest move to include alternative forms of treatment, such as ayurveda, is unfortunate in the extreme. Traditional medicines will promote quackery in general, when the need is to provide people access to scientifically proven medical treatments. While practitioners of traditional medicine practices may invoke historical and cultural continuity, this form of treatment is not medically ideal.

To begin with, there is absolutely no scientific basis for the supposed efficacy of traditional medicines. Often, their basic principles run contrary to the established axioms of medical science. More worrying, however, is that these medicines fail to adhere to quality and standards tests for production. Not surprisingly, even the WHO doesn't currently recommend these practices. This is when the UN agency has been at the forefront of the worldwide efforts to explore the potential of traditional medicine systems. The EU ban on the sale of ayurvedic and other herbal medicines as a response to growing concern over their adverse effects is another case in point. On top of it all, traditional medical practitioners may not be certified or licensed.

Compare this to conventional medicines, which undergo rigorous and controlled lab tests to meet international standards. Most importantly, their regimens are prescribed by properly trained and registered doctors. Given that ayurvedic treatments are cheaper compared to allopathy, insurers can discriminate in claims and reimbursements, pushing more and more people towards unproven remedies. Besides, ayurveda's inclusion may lead to demands for similar recognition for other traditional therapies such as faith healing or treatment by witch doctors. It's time to draw the line somewhere.