2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: DD News
Context: 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.
About 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine:
• What It Is?
• A high-level global health summit convened by the WHO to advance traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine through scientific validation and policy collaboration.
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• Significance of the Summit: Bolsters India’s Soft Power: Positions India as the global leader in traditional medicine, building on Yoga’s international success and Ayurveda’s rising credibility. Strengthens WHO–India Collaboration: Enhances the role of the WHO-GTMC in Jamnagar, reflecting global trust in India’s knowledge systems. Drives Health System Integration: Helps countries incorporate traditional medicine into universal health coverage, primary healthcare, and public health programs.
• Bolsters India’s Soft Power: Positions India as the global leader in traditional medicine, building on Yoga’s international success and Ayurveda’s rising credibility.
• Strengthens WHO–India Collaboration: Enhances the role of the WHO-GTMC in Jamnagar, reflecting global trust in India’s knowledge systems.
• Drives Health System Integration: Helps countries incorporate traditional medicine into universal health coverage, primary healthcare, and public health programs.