World Unani Day

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Every year 11 February is celebrated as World Unani Day with the aim of spreading public awareness about health care through Unani medicines.

An overview of the news:

• The theme for World Unani Day 2023 is “Unani Medicine for Public Health”.

• The first World Unani Day was celebrated by the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, in 2017 at the Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM), Hyderabad.

• The purpose of this day is to spread public awareness about healthcare through Unani medicines.

• The day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan, a social reformer and great Indian Unani physician.

• Hakim Ajmal Khan was an Unani physician, an educationist and the founder of scientific research in Unani medicine.

• He was one of the founders of Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia University.

What is the Unani System of Medicine?

• Unani medicine is an alternative medicine system.

• It originated in ancient Greece.

• This includes the use of herbal remedies, dietary habits, and complementary therapies.

• Hippocrates is considered the father of this medical method.

• In India, this system of medicine started with the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate in the 13th century.