National Homoeopathic Seminar on Non-Communicable Diseases that includes diabetes and cancer, was organized by Dr D.P. Rastogi Central Research Institute (Homoeopathy), Noida which is a unit of the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of AYUSH. The seminar was held at Amity University from 2nd to 3rd November 2017, as a part of the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programme, a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India.
The seminar was attended by 180 delegates that included homoeopathic practitioners, medical officers, researchers and post graduate students. There were 18 resource persons that included seven allopathic experts on diabetes, cancer and other non communicable diseases (NCD). The objective of the seminar was to update the knowledge of homoeopathic doctors in the integrative management of NCDs including diabetes and cancer.
The Ministry through its Research Councils is actively participating in screening risk group population for the early detection of diabetes, cancer, hypertension and other NCDs under the National Program for the Prevention of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Stroke. This activity is presently being pursued in four districts, namely Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) & Darjeeling (West Bengal) since September 2015 and followed by Sambalpur (Odisha) & Nasik (Maharashtra) in 2017 on a pilot basis. So far 2,17,448 people have utilized these services. The Ministry is also supporting various research institutions that focus on the use of homoeopathic and ayurvedic system of medicine for prevention and treatment of diabetes and also on the use of these systems as adjuvants in the treatment of cancer.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
8667 licensed Pharmacies and 55 licensed laboratories in private and cooperative sectors in the Country for providing quality AYSUH drugs
The setting up of drug laboratories and pharmacies for Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic medicines in the country is a continuing process. The Central Government has established Ayurveda & Unani medicines manufacturing unit –Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) at Mohan, District Almora, Uttrakhand and two central laboratories, namely- Pharmacopoeial Laboratory of Indian Medicine (PLIM) for Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani medicines and Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory (HPL) for Homoeopathic medicines at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, which are notified as appellate laboratories under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945. States have 47 pharmacies and 27 laboratories of AYUSH in public sector, which have been supported through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme to strengthen their infrastructural and functional capacities of quality production and testing of AYUSH medicines respectively. Country has 8667 licensed pharmacies and 55 approved or licensed laboratories in private & cooperative sectors. These pharmacies and laboratories are regulated under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945 pertaining to Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic medicines. The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission implemented by the Ministry of AYUSH has a provision for the States to avail grant-in-aid for strengthening and establishment of AYUSH pharmacies and laboratories. Government has also authorized NABL accredited laboratories for batch to batch testing of AYUSH medicines procured by the central and state agencies.