AYUSH and Ayurveda: The Business of Traditional Medicine
AYUSH in Public Health
Government hospitals and wellness centres integrate AYUSH into public healthcare, a policy that raises questions about cost and evidence.
Governments have tried to bring AYUSH into the public health system.
Integration
Some public health centres offer AYUSH services alongside modern medicine.
Wellness centres
Health and wellness centres include yoga and AYUSH advice for lifestyle diseases.
Benefits
It can widen access in places with few doctors and support prevention.
Concerns
Critics ask whether public money should go to treatments with limited evidence.
A public clinic runs a yoga session for people with high blood pressure.
Public money should follow proof of benefit.
- Public centres integrate AYUSH.
- Yoga supports prevention.
- Access is a benefit.
- Evidence remains a concern.
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