Arun Jandial
Dr. H.R.Keshavamurthy in his write-up ‘ Mainstreaming of Ayush ‘ (DE,June 14,2013) has appreciated central Government having ‘ transformed the health sector by providing additional financial resources , equipment and machinery …. encouraging health research and for promotion and integration of the Indian Systems of Medicine ‘ . He has also given elaborate figures to prove his point. The writer talks of peaceful co-existence of Allopathy with Ayurveda , Siddha , Unani and Homoeopathy and providing opportunity to every recognized medical system and at the same time also talks of integration and holistic health care . In fact , we only talk of integration and holistic health care – and have failed miserably to evolve comprehensive health policy and national system of health care based on scientific evaluation of all traditional systems. Had there been real integration for holistic health care , we would not have been running parallel systems of medicines without giving them equal opportunities and evaluating their utility in the light of modern scientific knowledge and research regarding structure and functioning of human body and causation of the diseases on the basis of advancement in diagnosis . Whosoever is to work in the field of health and medicine will have to be trained in such a manner as not to be deprived of the modern scientific knowledge and its advancements to understand the internationally accepted facts regarding health and diseases irrespective of the systems of medicine . A lot needs to be done in upgrading institutes , in respect of syllabi , staff , infrastructure , diagnostic aids , hospitals etc . imparting training in medicine in different systems to bring true integration .
Central Government for promotion of Ayush in J&K provided grants for setting up a pharmacy , Drug Testing Laboratory and Ayurvedic College at Jammu. Had the pharmacy and drug testing laboratory been made functional , the dispensaries would have been supplied with standard drugs duly tested and the long standing grievance of ISM doctors of J&K that instead of promotion and propagation of Ayush , these dispensaries are fast losing their relevance because of irrational, inadequate and substandard supplies purchased at exorbitant rates which fail to show the desired results and meet the expectations of the patients attending these dispensaries bringing a bad name to the doctor , institution and the system , would have been redressed . The buildings for the pharmacy and Drug testing Laboratory were constructed long time back but no machinery and equipments were purchased nor necessary posts created to make the pharmacy and laboratory functional . These buildings are being used to store drugs procured and run administrative office . So much so for the central grants and their utilization in absence of proper monitoring and accountability . No deadline has been set for making Govt. Ayurvedic College functional .
It is high time that the state Govt.instead of discriminating against Indian Systems of Medicine on the pattern of central Govt. take all the necessary steps for promotion of Ayush in the state which has a lot of potential because of immense herbal wealth and make the pharmacy , drug testing laboratory and Ayurvedic College functional without any delay.and provide equal opportunities for the promotion of all the systems under Ayush.
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