Indian health minister calls for more emphasis on homoeopathic and ayurvedic medicine

Yadav says that the homeopathic and ayurvedic medical systems could become very popular among poorer Indians because they are low in cost and have no side effects. He called on Indians to adapt simpler lifestyles so as to forestall diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure, and said that India should originate research work on homeopathic medicine.

• TIMES NEWS NETWORK[THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2005 01:27:21 AM] Sign into earnIndiatimes points LUCKNOW: Chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has announced the constitution of an advisory council for encouraging homeopathic and ayurvedic therapies.
• The council will have renowned doctors of Indian and foreign origin.
• The CM has directed the officers of the medicine and education department to put up a proposal in this connection very soon.
• He has also assured that Cabinet approval will be sought for the same before he visits Patna for the Samajwadi Party's Rashtriya Sammelan.
• He said demand for homeopathic doctors would be seriously considered and research work in homeopathy would also be encouraged.
• Underlining the need for encouraging homeopathy and ayurvedic medicine system, he said the two had the potential of becoming very popular amongst the poor on account of their low cost and no side-effects.
• He assured that the recommendations given by the proposed advisory council would be fully implemented.
• The CM made these observations while inaugurating the newly-constructed teaching and residential buildings as also a men's hostel of the National Homeopathic Medical College and hospital at Gomtinagar.
• Referring to the challenges posed by dreaded diseases such as cancer, diabetes and blood pressure --- he said China and India would suffer the most from them.
• He called upon people to follow a simple lifestyle so as to stall these ailments.