PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Who Global Center For Traditional Medicines

Highlights:

• The World Health Organization launched its Global Centre for Traditional Medicine at a site in Gujarat,  aimed at unlocking its potential by blending ancient practices with modern science. 
• During the event, the WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus spoke in Hindi which surprised all.
• The WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus and Prime Minister of Mauritius Shri Pravind Kumar Jugnauth were present at the event. 
• Traditional medicines products abound globally and the centre will go a long way in bringing the promise of traditional medicine to fruition.
• The New Centre will focus on data, innovation and sustainability and will optimize the use of traditional medicine. He noted that the WHO global centre for traditional medicine is a truly global project. 
• Through this centre, India will be able to take its knowledge of traditional medicine to the world and similarly, the world will come to India.