Joseph Alexander, New Delhi
Monday, January 23, 2012
The ministry of commerce has started the initiative to forge broader cooperation between the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries on AYUSH medicines with a view to tap the emerging potential in the field at the global level through joint efforts and by forming a common platform.
The ministry has already drafted the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and launched consultations with the stakeholders to garner their inputs before finalising the document. It has also sought views from the concerned departments including Ayush that will represent India in the agreement with SAARC countries, sources said.
The MoU would seek to strengthen and further develop co-operation between the countries on co-operation in the field of traditional systems of medicine. “Such co-operation would serve their common interest and contribute to the enhancement of the traditional systems of medicine and social development of the peoples of both countries,” it said.
The areas of co-operation for the promotion of traditional medicine will include the regulation of teaching, practice, drugs and drugless therapies of traditional systems of medicine, supplying all medicine materials and documents necessary for demonstration and reference, exchanging experts for training of practitioners, paramedics, scientists, teaching professionals and students in traditional medicine; and accommodating interested scientists, practitioners, paramedics and students in institutions for research, educational and training programmes on traditional medicine.
One of the key agendas of the MoU will be to work towards mutual recognition of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy Pharmacopoeia of India and the Herbal Pharmacopoeia of other SAARC countries. It will also facilitate mutual recognition of educational qualifications in traditional medicines awarded by Central/State recognised Universities of respective countries.
“The protection of intellectual property rights shall be enforced in conformity with the respective national laws, rules and regulations of the parties and with other international agreements signed by both parties,” the draft MoU says.
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This is really a good endeavour from our part,country like India having lots of resource person in this field. Specially regulation of teaching through CME[continued medical education, TOTC [teacher orientation training programme] etc. will help to develop the regulation of teaching & practice among SAARC countries.In recent past I got the opportunity to exchange my views with a good nu,mber of teachers of some Bangladesh Homoeopathic medical Colleges. My experience also points this type of collaboration & cooperation is necessary.
Dr.Biswajit Basu
Chairman
The Bengal Academy of Applied Homoeopathy