Ministry of Ayush announces Academic Chair in Australia
It will help in translating research outcomes to integrate it with the public health care delivery system to have credible pieces of evidence of our scientific practices, said Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha.
Ministry of Ayush has announced the setting up of an Ayurveda Academic Chair based at Western Sydney University’s NICM Health Research Institute, with tenure for a period of three years.
Dr Rajagopala S., Associate Professor & Head (Department of Kaumarabhritya) All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi has been selected for the post of Academic Chair in Ayurvedic Science at Western Sydney University, Australia.
The Academic Chair will undertake academic and collaborative research activities in Ayurveda, including herbal medicine and yoga, as well as design academic standards and short-term/medium-term courses and educational guidelines.
It will provide academic leadership in demonstrating and fostering excellence in teaching, research and policy development related to Ayurveda, within the robust Australian regulatory framework, and develop strategies to promote the translation and integration of evidence-based Ayurveda medicines into conventional healthcare.
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush met the Australian delegation led by Prof. Barney Glover, Vice Chancellor & President, Western Sydney University and others.
Prof. Barney Glover acknowledged that this collaboration will help in bringing together Western medicine and Ayurvedic Science.
Pramod Kumar Pathak, Special Secretary, Dr Manoj Nesari, Advisor (Ayurveda), Prof. Tanuja Nesari, Director, AIIA, Dr Vidyarthi Director MoA, Dr Rajagopala S and other officials from MoA along with Ms Paramita Tripathi, Joint Secretary (Oceania), Ministry of External Affairs were present on this occasion.
“This is a great step and I am sure that this chair will strengthen our collaborations in promoting academic and collaborative research activities in Australia. This will also help in translating the research outcomes to integrate it with the public health care delivery system to have credible evidence of our scientific practices,” said Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha.
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