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Welfare, Shri Bhupendra Patel, CM Gujarat, Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai,

Hon’ble Minister of State for Ayush and Sh. Rishikesh Patel, Health Minister
of Gujarat.

i. The summit attracted health ministers from 6 countries. More than 400 WHO
delegates from different regions of the world graced the event. Through

engaging sessions and an exhibition, the summit explored ways to scale up
scientific advances and realise the potential of evidence-based knowledge in

the use of traditional medicine for people’s health and wellbeing around the
world.

j. The Global Summit acted like a platform for all stakeholders, including
traditional medicine workers, users and communities, national policymakers,

international organisations, academics, private sector and civil society
organisations, to share best practices and game-changing evidence, data and

innovation on the contribution of traditional medicine to health and sustainable
development.

k. World Health Organisation (WHO) had released the outcome document of
first WHO TMGS 2023 in the form of “Gujarat Declaration”. The declaration

talks about scaling up efforts to further implement evidence-based TCIM
interventions and approaches in support of the goal of Universal Health

Coverage and all health-related Sustainable Development Goals. The
Declaration also states the role of multi-regional, multi-disciplinary and multi-

stakeholder collaborations demonstrated at the Global Summit through the
WHO GCTM.

l. G20 Health Ministers declaration under India’s G20 Presidency has recognised
the potential role of evidence-based Traditional and Complementary Medicine

(T&CM) in health and taken note of WHO’s efforts in this direction including
global and collaborating centres, and clinical trial registries. Further, it

acknowledged the potential of evidence-based T&CM practices in public
health delivery systems, provided they are rigorously and scientifically validated

to be safe and effective as per WHO TM Strategy. Also acknowledged efforts
to integrate evidence-based T&CM, as appropriate, into health systems and

services by some member states, and efforts to regulate T&CM practices
according to national laws and regulations.

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