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The 4th International Seminar on Ayurveda was
organized during January 5-7, 2003 with a focus
on Ayurvedic education, research and drug
standardization. This University was selected by
the Government of India to organize this seminar
under WHO biennium project 2002-03. The
objective of the seminar was to lay down minimum
standard and norms for the syllabus of Ayurvedic
teaching and training in the institutions who
have signed the Memorandum of Understanding with
the Gujarat Ayurved University.
Total 750 delegates from various parts of the
country and 53 delegates from 22 foreign
countries viz. Australia, Brazil, Czech
Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Mauritius, Nepal, The
Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri
Lanka, UK, USA, Venezuela, Ireland, Spain and
Belgium participated in the seminar. Total 66
Guest Lectures and 137 scientific papers along
with 59 posters were presented in 24 sessions
during the seminar.
Indian
& Foreign
delegates participating in the International
Seminar
His Excellency the Governor of Gujarat Shri
Sundar Singh Bhandari inaugurating the 4th
International Seminar on Ayurveda. Smt.
Jayshriben Jani, Mayor- Jamnagar Shri I.K.
Jadeja, Hon'ble Minister of Health & F.W., Shri
Ashok Bhatt, Hon'ble Minister of Law & Justice,
Vice Chancellor Dr. P.N.V. Kurup and Dr. K.
Weerasuriya, Regional Advisor- WHO, SEARO can be
seen on the Dais (left to right).
In addition,
National Seminars had also been organized on:
Better Utilization of Ayurveda in Health
delivery Programme with special reference to
Primary Health Care (July 1998), Medicinal
Plants Resources Development (October 1998 at
Ahmedabad), Workshop on Modern Teaching
Methodology (November,1998), Medicinal Plants
and Traditional Medical Knowledge & Management
of Incurable Diseases like AIDS (February 1999
at Saputara-Dangs), Ayurvedic Management of AIDS
& Cancer (July,1999), Workshop on
Internationally Acceptable Standards for
Ayurvedic Formulations
(July 2000),
Seminar on Ayurvedic Approach to Mental Health
(July 2001), Symposia on The Management of
Diabetes Mellitus (July 2002), Symposia on
Ayurvedic Approach to Allergic Disorders (July
2003), Workshop on Role of Ayurvedic Terminology
in teaching, research & practice, sponsored by
Commission for Scientific & Technical
Terminology, Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Government of India (August 2003),
and Training & Orientation Programme for
Promotion of Cultivation of Medicinal & Aromatic
Plants, sponsored by NABARD (December 2003).
Dr. D.N. Tiwari,
Hon'ble Member of the Planning Commission,
Government of India being felicitated by His
Excellency the Governor of Gujarat Shri
Sundar Singh Bhandari during the Inaugural
Function of the National Seminar on
Ayurvedic Approach to Mental Health.
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