Terms defining diseases in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha included in WHO index – News Healthcare

Terms defining diseases in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha systems of medicine have been included in the revised 11th edition of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD), the Ministry of Ayush announced on Wednesday.

According to a report by news agency PTI, this will bring uniformity of Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha medicine as codes for defining diseases globally.

With the launch of ICD 11 Traditional Medicine Module 2 by the World Health Organization Quoting PTI, the ministry said it was organized on Wednesday and preparations for its implementation began.

“Data and terms related to diseases based on Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani medicine are included in the WHO's ICD-11 classification,” the ministry said in a statement.

The Ministry of AYUSH in collaboration with WHO has developed a classification of diseases used in Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani systems based on the TM-2 module of the ICD-11 series.

A donor agreement has previously been signed between WHO and the Ministry of Ayush regarding this classification.This initiative will further strengthen and expand Indiahealth care delivery system, research, Ayush insurance coverage, research and development, policy-making system, the statement said.

Apart from this, these codes can also be used to formulate future strategies to control various diseases.

Launching ICD-11 TM Module 2 at India Habitat Center, Ayush Tribe and Minister of State for Women and Child Development Munjapala Mahendrabhai modernizes Ayush medicine by integrating it with global standards not only in India but across the world. said it is necessary to do so. The world is, the statement said.

The inclusion of traditional medical terminology in ICD-11 creates a link between traditional medicine and global standards, said Dr Radarico H. O'Flynn, WHO India Representative.

According to Dr Sameera Asma, WHO Assistant Director-General for DDI, the indexing of disease terms related to traditional medicine in ICD-11 proves to be a milestone in building a unified global tradition. states that it was done.

Dr. Shyama Kuruvilla, Senior Strategic Advisor, WHO, participated virtually in the event and said that the inclusion of traditional medical terminology in ICD-11 will further strengthen India's daily healthcare system.

Dr. Robert Jacob, WHO's head of classification and terminology, said the data listed in ICD-11 will be available worldwide.

(With inputs from PTI)