Shillong, February 23, 2024: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal, launched multiple projects to scale up capacity at the North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy (NEIAH) at its campus in Mawdiangdiang in the city today. The Ayush Minister inaugurated the Guest House, and laid the foundation stone for the Administrative Building, Pharmacy Building, as well as the Boundary wall with Periphery Road complete with external electrification including entry & exit gates.
Speaking on the occasion, Sarbananda Sonowal said, “With the scaling up of capacity at NEIAH, we have a unique opportunity to learn, collaborate and build on strengths as we strive to establish proof for each formulation of traditional medicine with scientific evidence. It is a moment of great realisation that the institute has already trained nearly one thousand experts in Ayurveda and Homoeopathy put together. This has greatly bolstered the healthcare delivery system in the region, especially in Meghalaya, as we move closer to realise the vision of our dynamic Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji of a Swastha Bharat. This new brigade of physicians, armed with evidence proven formulations of Ayush system of medicine, will help people to avail benefits. They are closer to our age old home remedies prevalent among local societies for thousands of years, but now with a wider array of scientifically proven patient care solutions to treat as many diseases. Heal in India, healed by India is the objective of the resurgent movement of Ayush.”
Adding further, Sarbananda Sonowal said, “The Narendra Modiji led govt intends to enable and empower our tribal healing practices to move beyond their historic communities and boundaries and help humanity to live an enriched quality of life and devolve commercial opportunities for the region. While infrastructure and other physical structures are important for superior results in research & development, the new capacity scale-up at NEIAH will bolster the resurgence of traditional medicine. The government remains committed to build the capacity of NEIAH so that it becomes a cradle of top human resource institution of Ayush in the country. In last one year, the Modi government has made an investment of more than ₹145 crores to scale up capacity at NEIAH. The total project outlay for capacity expansion at NEIAH is ₹217.02 crores.”
Sarbananda Sonowal also announced that Periperal OPD services will be started at Smit, East Khasi Hills district which will potentially be accessed by 40,000 people living in 20 villages. Also he said that NEIAH has started Swarnabindu Prashan Sanskar (Ayurvedic Immunno Modulation in Children) at its Ayurveda Hospital. With this programme, the government is helping patients with Ayurvedic solutions to treat Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) among tribal females between 18 and 45 years in Mawpat and Mylliem Block of East Khasi Hills district under the AYURSWASTHYA Yojana. NEIAH has been particularly helping patients with interventions like Panchakarma, Ksharasutra, Uttarabasti and Yoga to improve their quality of lives.
