MP: New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): AROGYA, a comprehensive International
Health Fair on Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and
Homoeopathy will begin here tomorrow.
The fair is being organized by the Department of AYUSH, aims at
projecting the capabilities and requirements of these systems in
modern day health care, current research trends and exhibiting work of
Research Institutions under this Department.
The four-day fair is being organized by the Department with the
collaboration of India Trade Promotion Organisation.
This year for the first time 32 International delegates from 16
countries will participate. These comprise of regulators,
distributors, consultants and academicians related with traditional
medicine (TM) and natural products.
An International meet of TM regulators and industry is being organised
by PHARMEXCIL and Ministry of Commerce.
The fair showcases participation by drug manufacturing industry, drug
equipment manufacturing industry, publishers and booksellers of AYUSH,
manufacturers of natural foods, research institutes, state
directorates of ISM&H, practitioners of AYUSH systems, medicinal plant
nurseries and other stakeholders.
Some of the main highlights of the fair are International Meet of
Traditional Medicinal Regulators and Industry, first International
Buyer Seller Meet and Conference on Herbal and Medicinal Plants, live
yoga demonstration by experts with personal counselling for treatment
of various diseases through yoga and Naturopathy.
Free health check up, lectures and counselling by specialists in
Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathy, Siddha and Yoga and Naturopathy,
Prakriti Pariksha and Nadi Pariksha will also be conducted.
It also includes demonstration of home remedies for common ailments
sale of ISM&H drugs and natural foods and display and sale of
medicinal plants.
The fair till 2004 used to be organised annually only at Delhi.
However, on popular demand, since 2005 regional fairs have also been
organised at Chennai in January 2005 and February 2006 at Hyderabad in
November 2005 and at Dehradun in April 2007.
This year regional fairs are proposed to be organised at Indore from
14 to 17 December this year and at Amritsar from 7 to 10 February in
2008. (ANI)
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