Archive · 16 Dec 2025
WHO Summit Focuses on Traditional Medicine Integration
The WHO is hosting a big meeting in New Delhi about traditional medicine, like Ayurveda and Yoga.
This meeting is important because many countries use traditional medicine, and they want to make sure it's safe and works well with modern medicine.
India is a big part of this meeting because it has a lot of knowledge about traditional medicine.
They are showing off their medicine systems with an expo that has cool exhibits and talks about how to use these medicines safely.
India has also made special agreements with other countries to share this knowledge.
The meeting will also launch a big digital library with lots of information about traditional medicine from all over the world.
The goal is to make sure everyone can use traditional medicine in a way that is good for their health and the environment.
The second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine is being held from December 17-19 in New Delhi, India, with over 100 countries participating.
The summit focuses on mainstreaming traditional medicine, strengthening research, and ensuring the quality and safety of traditional medicine products and practices.
India is a key player in the summit, showcasing its Ayush systems through the Ayush Expo, which features immersive exhibits and scientific explanations of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, and Homoeopathy.
The summit will launch the WHO Traditional Medicine Global Library (TMGL), the world's most comprehensive digital repository on traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine.
India has expanded its global outreach in traditional medicine, with 25 country-to-country MoUs, 52 institute-to-institute MoUs, and 43 Ayush Information Cells in 39 countries, and is promoting the safe, evidence-based, and responsible global use of traditional medicine.
- Who
- World Health Organization (WHO), India's Ministry of AYUSH, global health stakeholders, policymakers, researchers, innovators, industry leaders, and civil society
- What
- Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
- When
- December 17-19
- Where
- Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India
- Why
- To promote the evidence-based integration of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM) into global health systems, and to discuss the global acceptance and safe use of traditional medicine
- Event
- Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
- Date
- December 17-19
- Location
- Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India
- Theme
- Restoring Balance for People and Planet: The Science and Practice of Well-Being
- Key Features
- Ayush Expo, WHO Traditional Medicine Global Library (TMGL), Medicinal Plants and Seeds Pavilion, Spices of India Pavilion, Metallotherapeutics Zone
- India's Contributions
- 25 country-to-country MoUs, 52 institute-to-institute MoUs, 43 Ayush Information Cells in 39 countries, 3,844 Ayush hospitals, 36,848 dispensaries, 886 undergraduate and 251 postgraduate colleges, over 7.5 lakh registered practitioners
- Global Impact
- Ayush and herbal products reach over 150 countries, Ayurveda recognized in more than 30 nations
Sources
‘Better integration with modern medicine has made health systems more people-centred’: Rajesh Kotecha
India Leads Global Traditional Medicine Revival, To Host Upcoming WHO Global Summit On Traditional Medicine
India’s Ayush systems: Soft power rooted in health knowledge
‘Ayush Expo’ to be main feature of WHO Summit on Traditional Medicine
Medicinal plant farming can empower farmers, improve drug quality: Jadhav
