Former Kenyan PM's daughter Rosemary Odinga, who was the focus of attention when Prime Minister Narendra Modi called her name from the dais, said that her story is testimony to the fact that solutions of Ayush are universal as she credited Ayurveda for regaining her eyesight a few years ago. An Ayurvedic treatment at a Kerala hospital helped bring back her eyesight, which she had lost after suffering from brain aneurysm (weakness in blood vessels) and atrophy (shrinkage of muscle) in the optical nerve, she said.
At the event, the Prime Minister also gave a new name -- `Tulsi-bhai' -- to Director General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus at his request. The Tulsi plant (`holy basil' or Ocimum tenuiflorum) has been an integral part of India's spiritual heritage, Modi said.