2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine:
India has officially begun the countdown to the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, to be held from 17–19 December 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
- A high-level global health summit convened by the WHO to advance traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine through scientific validation and policy collaboration.
- Co-hosted by WHO and the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.
- Supported by the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC), Jamnagar, established in partnership with India.
- Theme (2025): “Restoring balance: The science and practice of health and well-being.”
- Key Features of the 2025 Summit:
- Evidence-Based Integration: Pushes scientific validation of traditional medicine through research, clinical trials, regulatory frameworks, and quality benchmarks.
- Global Participation: Delegations from 100+ countries, including Ministers, policymakers, industry leaders, scientists, and Indigenous medicine practitioners.
- Digital Health & Innovation: Showcases digital repositories, AI-driven pharmacopeias, and biodiversity mapping for medicinal plants.
- Biodiversity & Sustainability: Examines sustainable sourcing of medicinal plants and conservation of knowledge systems, including Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Sowa-Rigpa, and Homeopathy.
- Policy Harmonisation: Aims to create a decade-long roadmap for integrating safe, equitable, evidence-based traditional medicine into national healthcare systems
