Dear Colleague,

I am happy to inform you that the International Standard Terminology documents of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani have been published by WHO.

The documents are essential tools that will provide a universally accepted interface between modern science and the time tested health care practices of traditional medicine. This is a mile stone in WHO’s work to support Member States to appropriately integrate traditional medicine in health system, for research, and effective communication between various medical systems.

Kindly do the needful to disseminate the same widely, especially where these systems are mostly regulated and has high community acceptance and buy-in.

PF the links to the documents below:

WHO international standard terminologies on siddha medicine

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240064973

https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/365545

WHO international standard terminologies on ayurveda

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240064935

https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/365543

WHO international standard terminologies on unani medicine

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240064959

https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/365544

This would not have been possible without your kind and generous support. Let us thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Regards

Geetha Krishnan

Dr Geetha Krishnan GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI

Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine Unit

World Health Organization

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1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland