Principal Secretary AYUSH Faiz Ahmed Kidwai said that there is a need to expand homeopathy to the general public by doing new research.
He also emphasized bringing the new works being done in the field of homeopathy before the public. Principal Secretary Kidwai was addressing the programme organized on World Homeopathy Day at Government Homeopathy College, Bhopal today. At the outset, Kidwai garlanded the statue of Samuel Hahnemann, the father of Homeopathy, on his 268th birth anniversary. Commissioner AYUSH Sonali Ponkshe Wayangankar was also present on this occasion.
Principal Secretary AYUSH said that there is a need to continuously update the working capacity of the homeopathy practitioners. He said that excellent work is being done in the field of eradication of malaria and psoriasis in the state with the help of homeopathic medicine.
Special efforts are being made for the treatment of sickle cell anemia in tribal areas, which is commendable. He said that it is mostly seen that when the patient gets frustrated with different methods of medicine, then he turns towards homeopathy. The Principal Secretary said that there is a need to bring the views of patients successfully treated by homeopathy to the general public. By doing this, people’s faith in homeopathy will increase further.
Commissioner AYUSH Smt. Wayangankar said that 213 dispensaries of homeopathy medicine are being operated in the state. He said that the number of followers of homeopathy is continuously increasing in Madhya Pradesh. He emphasized the expansion of homeopathy in AYUSH grams of the state. The programme was addressed by Dr. Paul, Principal Dr SK Mishra, and Dr Parihar. Dr Juhi Gupta told in the programme that the Government Homeopathy College was established in the year 1991.
Later the college is being run since the year 2008 on the AYUSH campus in Manit Hills. The highest number of 126 undergraduates and 70 postgraduate students are taking admission in the country every year. A 150-bed hospital is also being operated in the AYUSH campus.
On an average, 500 patients are being treated daily with homeopathic medicine. A special cell has been created in the college for the placement of students after passing out of college.