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WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine inaugurated in Jamnagar, Gujarat

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PM Modi inaugurated the WHO-Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) at Jamnagar in Gujarat.

• He laid the foundation stone in the presence of Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General and the Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth.

• The first of its kind, GCTM will be a global centre for traditional medicine around the world.

• The Centre aims to channel the potential of traditional medicine, by integrating it with technological advancements and evidence-based research. 

• The centre will focus on data, innovation and sustainability and will optimise the use of traditional medicine.

• At the centre, the main areas will be research and leadership, evidence and learning, data and analytics, sustainability and equity and innovation and technology. 

• It provides recognition of India's contribution and potential in traditional medicine.

• it will support efforts to implement the WHO’s Traditional Medicine Strategy (2014-23) 

• Jamnagar was chosen for the new centre because more than 50 years ago, the world's first Ayurvedic University was established there.

• Jamnagar has a quality Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda.

• According to WHO estimates, 80% of the world’s population uses traditional medicine.

Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Global AYUSH Investment & Innovation Summit at Gandhinagar Gujarat.

• Event aims to increase investments and highlight innovations in the field of traditional medicine. 

• This event is an unique attempt to promote long-lasting partnerships, grow exports and ‘nurture a sustainable ecosystem’.

• The three-day Global AYUSH Investment & Innovation Summit will witness 5 plenary sessions, 8 roundtables, 6 workshops, and 2 symposiums. 

• About 90 eminent speakers and 100 exhibitors will also participate in the summit. 

• The Summit will help uncover investment potential and give a fillip to innovation, research & development, start-up ecosystem and the wellness industry.

• It will help bring together industry leaders, academicians and scholars together and act as a platform for future collaborations.

• The objective is to bring together the country's key startups, entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers and other national/international stakeholders for a specially curated event on innovation and make India a Global Ayush destination for entrepreneurship.