What : 21st International Conference on ‘Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications’.
When : From Jan 3 to 7, 2016
Who : Stated by JP Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
Where : Prashanti Kutiram, Bengaluru
Purpose : How traditional medicinal system is useful to avoid non communicable diseases.
Theme : Yoga in Integrated Healthcare Systems.
The conference will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister for State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH and Dr HR Nagendra, President of 21st INCOFYRA, President, VYASA and Chancellor, S-VYASA University were also present on this occasion.
Objective:-
- The Health Minister stated that while we have been largely successful in addressing communicable diseases through various targeted schemes/programmes of the Ministry, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are posing a formidable challenge.
- These are lifestyle related diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, hypertension etc., which can be managed, but not cured.
- The traditional systems of medicine such as yoga, ayurveda, unani etc, can be integrated with the mainstream medicine system to provide treatment for these NCDs.
- The 21st INCOFYRA provides a platform for national and international experts and practitioners in traditional systems of medicine to present findings of evidence –based research regarding impact of yoga etc. on NCDs.
- The Health Ministry is providing logistic support for research being done by the S-VYASA University in this regarding, Nadda stated.
Who will take part??
- The conference is expecting 10000 delegates from all over the world which would include medical students and professionals, AYUSH practitioners, yoga researchers and yoga therapists and the policy makers.
- The main objective of this conference is to disseminate the research findings in the field of integrative medicine and give directions to future research on diabetology, oncology, cardiology, mental health etc.
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