ORGANISERS

Ministry of AYUSH – Government of India

The Ministry of AYUSH was formed on 9th November 2014 to ensure the optimal development and propagation of AYUSH systems of healthcare.

Earlier, it was known as the Department of Health, Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy (ISM&H), created in March 1995 and renamed as the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (Ayush) in November 2003. This restructuring brought focused attention to the development of education and research in Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy.

The Ministry’s focus areas include:

  • Upgrading AYUSH educational standards.

  • Implementing quality control and drug standardisation.

  • Improving the availability of medicinal plant material.

  • Aiding research and development.

  • Generating awareness about the efficacy of AYUSH systems both within India and internationally.

Science India Forum UAE (SIF)

The Science India Forum UAE (SIF UAE) is a voluntary organisation supported by professionals in the fields of science, technology, education, philanthropy, and business.

SIF UAE is backed by the National Science Movement of India (Vijnana Bharati) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Its events and programmes are conducted in association with the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General of India in Dubai.

SIF UAE operates with the mission of promoting India’s rich scientific heritage globally.

World Ayurveda Foundation (WAF)

Founded in 2011, the World Ayurveda Foundation (WAF) is an initiative by Vijnana Bharati aimed at global propagation of Ayurveda. As part of a larger intellectual movement under the aegis of the Swadeshi Science Movement undertaken by Vijnana Bharati, WAF is a platform that would take Ayurveda to the world for all the benefits mankind can draw from traditional health sciences. The objectives of WAF reflect global scope. Propagation and encouragement of all activities – scientific and Ayurveda-related – are the core principles. Support to research and health-care programmes through camps, clinics and sanatoriums, documentation, organisation of study groups, seminars, exhibitions and knowledge initiatives to popularise Ayurveda in the far corners of the world are the broad latitudes of focus at WAF. Ayurveda as a sector requires the kind of stewardship and voice that genuinely bring out the ethos of Ayurveda in matters that govern policy and planning with State and Central government administration in India and the world over. WAF is positioned to provide this much-needed leadership with its wide participation of various stakeholder groups.

As part of the larger Swadeshi Science Movement under the aegis of Vijnana Bharati, WAF serves as a platform to:

  • Take Ayurveda to the “world for all”.

  • Showcase the benefits mankind can gain from traditional and rational health sciences.