Kabul, New Delhi discuss traditional medicine institute

KABUL (Pajhwok): Minister of Public Health Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali and India’s Minister of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) have discussed a range of issues, including the establishment of a traditional medicine institute and research centre in Kabul.

Jalali met Shri Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav during his official visit to India, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said.

A statement from the ministry said the two sides discussed the establishment of a traditional medicine institute and research centre in Kabul, cooperation in training specialists in the sector and the signing of a bilateral cooperation agreement.

Jalali described the standardisation of traditional medicine as an urgent need, saying his ministry had begun efforts to standardise the sector and implement its principles, adding that India’s cooperation in this regard—given its extensive experience in traditional medicine—would be highly valuable.

For his part, India’s AYUSH minister pledged cooperation in establishing a traditional medicine research centre in Kabul, implementing educational curricula, setting up an institute, and collaborating in other areas related to traditional medicine.

He said comprehensive cooperation in this sector would take place in the near future.

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