9th International Regulatory Cooperation Meeting for Herbal Medicines Inaugurated by AYUSH Minister 

The Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge), Shri Shripad Yesso Naik  inaugurated  the 9th Annual Meeting of International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines (IRCH) in New Delhi today. The three-day meet has been organised by the Ministry of AYUSH in New Delhi from 8-10 November, 2016. Over 33 delegates from 17 countries are participating in the three day-long Annual Meeting of IRCH.
●    Addressing the delegates, Shri Shripad Naik said it is very essential to develop evidence based remedies in the field of traditional medicine. It is for this reason that since long we are working on pharmacopoeias and formularies and have laid down quality standards of Ayurvedic drugs including herbal extracts, the AYUSH minister added. He said that Pharmacopoeia work has been given lot of importance and Pharmacopoeia Commission of Indian Medicine is set up to develop quality standards of Indian medicine drugs matchable with global requirements of quality. Shri Naik said that regulatory laws for education, practice and drugs are in place and are amended and reinforced from time to time in accordance with the emerging needs and requirements.
●    He further added that the traditional systems of medicine in India have reached a stage wherefrom we are able to look ahead for globalisation of these systems and offer technical support and inputs to other countries in developing guidelines or norms for traditional medicine. India has signed 6 MoUs with other countries over the last two years for improving collaboration in the field of traditional medicine, Shri Shripad Naik explained.