The four day national Arogya Fair at Dehradun in Uttarakhand concluded successfully recently. The Arogya Fair was organised by the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homeopathy (AYUSH) in collaboration with the State government of Uttarakhand and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Thousands of visitors benefited from the information gathered about AYUSH Systems in four days. The fair was inaugurated by the Minister of State for AYUSH (independent charge) and Health and Family Welfare, Shripad Yesso Naik.
The fair attracted immense participation from all stakeholders, residents, practitioners, academicians, corporates, institutes, university heads and students. The eight free government clinics by the ministry served more than 1,000 patients in four days. Free medicines were also provided to the patients. Various experts shared valuable information during 17 learning sessions organised for the general public. The themes were based on immune system, homeopathy in women’s disorders, treatment in ayurveda, yog se arogya and non-communicable diseases management in siddha system et al.