'Several research institutions showing interest in homeopathy'

The government today said scientific validation of homeopathy is needed to increase its "credibility and acceptability" and that several institutions are now showing keen interest in undertaking research on this stream.
"Several institutions are now showing keen interest to undertake research on homoeopathy, and Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH) and Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH) under the government are encouraging education and research.
"Credibility and acceptability of homoeopathy will increase if scientific validation of its principles and practice is undertaken," said AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik at the inauguration of the 24th National Homoeopathic Congress 'Homeo-Vision 2016' in Nagpur today.

Naik said international professional body of homeopaths, Liga Medicorum Homoeopathica Internationalis (LMHI) has proposed to organise the World Homeopathy Day on April 10 this year in New Delhi and his Ministry has directed the Central Council for Research in Homeopathy to jointly organise this event with LMHI.
The minister urged all professional bodies to organise state-level and district-level seminars and road shows on the World Homeopathy Day this year in order to make it a mass movement and to create awareness about homeopathy in all districts, talukas and villages.
Indian Institute of Homoeopathic Physicians (IIHP) Maharashtra branch, organised a two-day national conference to discuss the recent advances in technology, research and quality education in the field.

Noting that homoeopathy is well assimilated into the ethos of Indian heritage and is widely accepted by the public, the minister said ten percent of the population depends on the practice for their health care needs.

Underlining the "vital role" of homeopathy as one of the strategies under the National Health Mission (NHM) for providing accessible and affordable quality health services to the poorest households in the remotest rural regions, he said that reduced maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate and improvement in total fertility rate are some of its noticeable outcomes.
To mark the inauguration of 'Homeo-Vision 2016' a special postage stamp and a souvenir was released by the minister.

Director of ISRO in Ahmedabad Virendra Kumar said the facility of tele-medicine is being provided by ISRO with the help of AYUSH Ministry to access the far-flung areas of the country for consulting with homeopathic medical aid.