Cabinet approves MoU between India, Lanka on traditional medicines

The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave approval to the signing of an MoU for cooperation between India and Sri Lanka in traditional systems of medicine.

The Memorandum of Understanding between the AYUSH Ministry and Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicines will enhance bilateral cooperation in traditional medicine and homeopathy, an official statement said.

The finances to conduct research, training courses, conferences/meetings under the MoU will be met from existing budgetary allocations and existing plan schemes of AYUSH Ministry.

The AYUSH Ministry, as part of its mandate to propagate Indian systems of medicine globally, has entered into MoUs with 11 countries namely China, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago, Hungary, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mauritius, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, and Germany.

--IANS

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