1 Government of India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Department of AYUSH www.indianmedicine.nic.in A PRESENTATION BY SECRETARY Department of AYUSH Ministry of Health Family Welfare New Delhi
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Government of IndiaMinistry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of AYUSH
www.indianmedicine.nic.in
A PRESENTATION BY
SECRETARY
Department of AYUSHMinistry of Health Family Welfare
New Delhi
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Department of AYUSH
National Medicinal Plant
Board
Research Councils, Laboratories, National Institutes,
CCIM / CCH
State AYUSH Directorates
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� Aim - prevention of diseases & promotion of health
� Mainly based on herbal formulations, minerals and metals also used.
� Time tested safe and efficacious
� Charak Samhita and Sushrut Samhita written around1000 years B.C.
� “Sushruta” the father of surgery
Ayurveda
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• Practiced in southern parts of India as
well as South Eastern Countries.
• Similarity with Ayurveda
• Herbo-mineral formulations
• Time tested
Siddha
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Unani
• Originated in Greece and accepted in India
since 13th century
• Similarity with Ayurveda
• Mainly Herbal formulations
• Time tested
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Yoga
• Yoga - as old as civilization
• The first archaeological evidence of Yoga found in stone seals excavated from the Indus Valley Civilization (3000 B.C).
• Aim - to promote Health, Harmony and
• Happiness
• Drug less therapy
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Naturopathy
• Drug less, Non – invasive system of
therapy
• Natural materials used
• Based on theory of Vitality, Toxicemia,
Self-heating capacity of the body and
Principles of Healthy living.
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Status of ISM in India
• Education and practice of ASU&H regulated by autonomous Regulatory Authorities.
• Manufacture for sale of ASU&H drugs regulated by Indian Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945.
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) enforced in 2003.
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• Teaching Institutions 485 289
• Students Admission Capacity 25,000 32815
• No. of Regd. Practitioners. 6,00,000 725190
• Drug Manufacturing Units 9,000 9000 (Aprox.)
• Hospitals 3,192 11289
• Hospital beds in Govt. sector 60,237 494510
• Dispensaries 21,376 Data not available
Source – Annual Report of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
ISM Vs Modern Medicine
Infrastructure
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Research
Collaborative Research
with foreign Institutes
� CRISM
� University of Middlesex
�St. Petersberg - CCRAS
•Intra Mural Research
•Extra Mural Research
•GTP – genomics based
research transdisciplinary
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Areas of strength of Ayurvedic Medicine
where recent research has yielded leads
� Antistress and Neuro Active Drugs
� Immunomodulators and Adaptogens
� Antiarthritic Drugs
� Life Style Diseases
� Anti Diabetics
� Panchakarma and Ksharsutra Treatment
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ISM Trade profile
• World market of herbal medicine- $ 80 Billion
• By 2050 herbal market is expected to reach US $
5 trillion. (Report of task force Deptt. of commerce Dec
08).
• India’s export : $31.48 million (2007-08) EXIM Bank data
• The US herbal medicine consumption - $ 17
billion in the year 2000. (CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 93, NO. 10, 25 November 1356 MBER 2007)
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Components of Ayurveda and Unani Medicines
• Herbal : 90-95 %
• Minerals : 1-2 %
• Metals : 1-2 %
• Animal Products : 1-2 %
• Marine Products : 1-2 %
These are used in single and multiple ingredients
formulations
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Drug Development and
Manufacturing
• Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 regulates
manufacture of ASU medicines
• Pharmacopoeia Committees set up to
lay down Pharmacopoeial standards.
• Implementation of GMP
Interface with bilateral &
Multilateral forums
WHO IRCH
AYUSH
informati
on on
IRCH
website
Other
Countries
• India- EU
Dialogue
• SAARC
• BIMSTEC
•ASEAN
• IBSA
• Russia
• China
APTMNE
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Launching
of India’s
web-portal
a.Implementation of
WHO Country
Cooperation strategy
(2006-2011) by AYUSH
Research Councils
b.Placement of AYUSH
Consultants in WHO
offices.
a.Developing WHO
collaborating centres for
AYUSH
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MoUs
1. China
2 International Trade Center, Geneva
Malaysia, UAE, EU, ASEAN, SAARC,
Chile, Hungary, Iran, Latvia and Armenia
MoUs Signed
MoUs Proposed
Countries / Organisation
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AYUSH in Public Health
• Integrate and mainstream ISM in health care delivery system.
• Co-locate ISM facilities with those of Modern Medicine hospital - choice of treatment to the patient.
• Over 4000 ISM practitioners posted at /PHCs / CHCs/ DHs.
• Drug kit expanded to include Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani drugs having proven efficacy.
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AYUSH in Public Health contd..
• Public Health Campaigns on:
� Ksharsutra for Anorectal disorder
� Quality Assurance for ASU drugs
� Geriatric Care through Ayurveda
� Mother and Child Care through Homoeopathy
� Ayurveda for management of Anaemia in women
� Unani for Skin Disorders
� Yoga for Mental Health
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National Medicinal Plant Board
– Coordinate the development of medicinal plants sector.
– Conservation & Cultivation, Quality Control of medicinal plants.
– Prioritized 32 medicinal plants for large-scale cultivation.
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Issues
Education Research
� Upscale
trans-
disciplinary
research
� Linkages
with modern
Science
institutions
Trade
• Inda-EU
Dialogue on
THMPD
• Free Trade
Agreement
with
neighbouring
countries
Drug Quality
�GMP
�WHO, EU GMP
� PPP e.g. with
QCI
� Sensitise
industry
�Consumer
awareness
�Quality
Certification
�Upgradation of
standards
�Accreditation
abroad
Mainstreaming
• 4000 AYUSH
Doctors
posted in
PHCs/ CHCs/
DHs
• Co-location
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• Accreditation of AYUSH education & practice
abroad
• Developing collaborative research projects with
foreign institutes
• Addressing tariff /non-tariff barriers
• Harmonization of pharmacopoeial standards.
• Scientific understanding of Heavy metals.
Issues
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Issues contd..
• Publication of research studies in reputed
journals
• Classical ASU medicines to be excluded from the requirement of geno-toxicity data.
• Quality and Safety should be based on the holistic effect.
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TKDL
• Prevent Misappropriation of Indian Traditional
Knowledge– Break Format & Language barriers
• For International Patent Offices only
• Multilingual (French, German, Japanese, English
& Spanish)
• Conditions for Grant of Patents
– Prior Art
– Novelty
– Non Obviousness
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TKDL current status
Transcriptions
� Ayurveda : 81,000
� Unani : 1,09,000
� Siddha : 12,000
� TKDL Yoga initiated
TKDL can safeguard 2,01,200 medicinal formulations
like Neem and turmeric in Ayurveda ,Unani and Siddha
which are present in 30 million A4 size pages, at
International Level.
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Problem -Misappropriation of Indian Medicinal
Knowledge at International Patent Offices
• India successfully fought the invalidation of patents on wound healing property of Turmeric at USPTO & antifungal property of Neem at EPO
• Invalidation of turmeric patent took 3 years and Neem patent took 10 years
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• Access Agreement with EPO concluded.
• Access of TKDL to EPO examiners would have direct impact on at least 48 pipe line TK based patent applications at EPO (Would not be granted)
• Negotiations are under way with USPTO for access - at least 40 TK based patent applications (Would not be granted)
Status of Negotiations with EPO &
USPTO
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To facilitate scientific validation and
dissemination of information on Indian
systems of medicines [ISM] through
collaborative research.
CRISM - Mission
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� To undertake research and developmental on potentials of the
traditional systems and latest scientific advances for promotion and
scientific acceptance of Indian systems of medicine and the products
thereof
� To encourage and facilitate cooperation for research activities
between the Indian and US academic and industrial institutions
� To facilitate dialogue between scientific community and
regulatory bodies of the two countries
� To provide and promote authentic information about the
strengths of Indian systems of medicine - demystify misconceptions
Goals