Lok Sabha Question No. 3949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Agreement with WHO
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Riti Pathak, Nihal Chand Chauhan, Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3949 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH March, 2021

## AGREEMENT WITH WHO

## 3949. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA AND NATUROPATHY, UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has signed any agreement with WHO to collaborate in the field oftraditional medicine;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof along with the targets fixed and quantum of funds likely to be utilized;
- (c)  whether  any  scheme  has  been  formulated  by  the Ministry  for  the  conservation  of medicinal plants, if so, thedetails thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps under  AYUSH  to  attend  to  the  general public during the COVID - 19 pandemic and if so, the details thereof?

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## ANSWER MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA,

## YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) & (b)   Yes. The details of the agreement signed with WHO to collaborate in the fi traditional medicine along with the details of funds for each are at Annexure -I
- (c)    Yes,  the  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board,  Ministry  of  AYUSH  is implementing  Central Sector Scheme  on  'Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable  Management  of  Medicinal Plants'  throughout  the  Country. Under the scheme, the project based support is provided following activities:
- In- situ conservation / Ex - situ conservation
- Support to Joint For est Management Committees (JFMCs) / Panchayats / Van Panchayats / Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) / Self Help Groups (SHGs).
- Research & Development.
- IEC activities like Training / workshops / Seminars/ Conferences etc.
- Herbal Garden
- Promotion, ma rketing and trade of medicinal plants produce.

(d) Ministry of AYUSH has undertaken various steps to attend to the general public the COVID- 19 pandemic which are as follows:

- An advisory was issued by the Ministry of AYUSH on 29.01.2020 containing measures to improve  immunity;  to  protect  oneself  from  COVID  and  to  stay  healthy.  An    of communication  dated    06.03.2020  was  sent  to  all  Chief  Secretaries  of  States territories with more specific suggestions on augmentation of General Immunity of people and about possible AYUSH intervention. Ministry has also issued self - care guidelines on 31.03.2020  regarding  preventive  health  measures  and  boosting  immunity  with  sp reference to respiratory health.
- Guidelines  for  Registered  Practitioners  of respective  system  of  AYUSH  have  been prepared  by  Research  Councils  and  National  Institutes  with  their  team  of  expe same is vetted by the Interdisciplinary AYUSH Research and Development Task Forc Ministry of AYUSH. The guidelines are made avail able in public domain for the benefit of  more  than  700,000  registered  AYUSH  practitioners  to  help  in  the  managemen COVID - 19 pandemic uniformly.
- The Ministry of AYUSH has released 'National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurveda  and  Yoga  for  man agement of COVID19'  prepared  by  National  Task  Force which in consensus from expert committees from All India Institute of Ayurveda ( Delhi;  Institute  of  Training  and  Research  in  Ayurved  (ITRA),  Jamnagar  and  Nat Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaip ur, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science (CCRAS),  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  (CCRYN)  and  other national research organizations as per the Report & Recommendations of Interdisciplinary Committee.
- The Ministry of AYUSH launched a three -month campaign on 'AYUSH for Immunity', through webinar and published bulletins on AYUSH for Immunity.
- The  Ministry  of  AYUSH  developed  a  mobile  application  'AYUSH Sanjivani' and documented  the  impact  assessment  of  ef fectiveness,  acceptance  and  usage  of  AYUSH advisories & measures in the prevention of COVID - 19 through mobile application based population study.
- Considering the importance of immunity boosting measures in the wake of COVID - 19 outbreak,  Ministry  of  AYUSH  h as  promoted  use  of  AYUSH  formulation  i.e.  ' Ayush Kwath' in the interest of health promotion to the masses.
- The  'Telemedicine  Practice Guidelines' have been released by the Ministry for practitioners of AYUSH systems of medicine to combat the current need i n the wake of COVID - 19 outbreak by providing rapid access to medical practitioners.
- AYURAKSHA kits were distributed to nearly 80,000 police personnel for over a pe of  2  months  as  an  immunity  boosting  measure for  maintaining  the  health  of  frontline COVID warriors.
- Ministry  of  AYUSH  through  it  Research  Councils  and  institutes    has  undertaken research  studies, both  prophylactic as well as  interventional at over 140 loc the country.
- 'AYU SAMVAD' (My Health My Responsibility) is one of the largest public awareness campaign program on AYURVEDA and COVID 19 PANDEMIC is initiated by All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi.
- NIA  has  been    providing  Immunity  Boosting  Kits  prepared  in  NIA  Pharmacy  f maintaining  health  of  front  line  Coron a  Warriors  which  includes Chyawanaprash Avaleha, Immunity Boosting Decoctions (AYUSH Kwatha, Gojihwadi Kwatha ), Immunity  Boosting  Capsules, Guduchi  Ghan  Vati ,  AYUSH - 64  etc.Training  have  been provided to Hospital Staff and Students to fight against Covid - 19
- Central  Council  for  Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH)  has  carried  out  Prophylac distribution of Homoeopathy medicine to front - line workers (Maharashtra Police) and to inmates in Delhi prisons as immune booster. Population based data collection post prophylaxis program across various states through homoeopathic medical co and research centres of CCRH.
- Morarji  Desai  National  Institute  of  Yoga  has  been  conducting    online  Yoga  Th classes during COVID - 19  pandemic from May,2020,whehein about 126 online classes were conducted.30 Yoga instructors have also been deputed to impart Yoga to the C patients/ high risk groups/ quarantine centres under Directorate of AYUSH, Del 15 th July 2020, wherein around 14,673 COVID positive patients as well as high p have been benefitted.

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## ANNEXURE- I

|   S. No. | Agreement details                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Date of Signing   | Total Budget of Agreement   | Amount Paid / Utilized   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | A Project Collaboration Agreement (PCA) with WHO was signed under WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023 as an Umbrella MoU for cooperation on promoting the quality, safety and effectiveness of service provision in traditional and complementary medicine.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 13.05.2016        | USD 9,77,040                | USD 6,87,040/-           |
|        2 | An agreement under the above mentioned umbrella MoU (PCA) system was signed with WHO on Cooperation on integration of traditional and complementary medicine into health care. . The areas of Collaboration are - Development of WHO terminology in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and WHO publication on standard terminology in Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha. Under the agreement, a comprehensive document on Ayurvedic Terminologies with National Ayurveda Morbidity Codes has been developed through a consultative process of experts. | 27.12.2017        | USD 8,88,510                | USD 7,08,510             |
|        3 | An agreement for the Secondment (P-4 Level) to the WHO Headquarters, Geneva was signed. Ministry deputed an expert at WHO Headquarters initially for two years, which was renewed in 2020 for further two years till January, 2022.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 18.07. 2017       | USD 12,16,389               | USD 12,16,389            |
|        4 | A Donor Agreement was signed for 'm- Yoga, an mHealth Programmefor Yoga to develop android based application on m-Yoga to demonstrate Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) and for global use for correct practices of yoga under Be He@lthy, Be Mobile initiative of the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 10.07.2019        | USD 115,200                 | USD 45,200               |

Telecommunication Union (ITU).

combating COVID-19'.

| 5.   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 11.02.2020   |                                            |                                                           |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|      | A Donor Agreement was signed with WHO towards implementation of developing a Second Module in the Traditional Medicine (TM) Chapter of the International Classification of Diseases -11 Revision (ICD-11)               |              | USD 3, 500, 000                            | USD 20,00,000                                             |
| 6.   | Letter of Exchange (LoE) was signed with WHOSEARO for secondment/ deputation/appointment of an AYUSH expert to WHO's regional traditional medicine programme in New Delhi, India.                                       | 15.02.2021   | US Dollar 102,796                          |                                                           |
| 7.   | A Technical Services Agreement (TSA) was signed for conducting the AYUSH Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) research Project/study entitled 'Assessment of integration of AYUSH into the public health system for | 15.02.2021   | INR 6,004,830.00 (to be released from WHO) | 25 %of the said amount has been released to this Ministry |