World Unani Day celebrated in Associated Hospital GMC Rajouri

GNSONLINE RAJOURI

RAJOURI FEBRUARY 11:–World Unani Day celebrated in Assocaietd Hospital GMC Rajouri today under the supervision of Principal GMC Rajouri Prof Dr A S Bhatia and under the guidance of Medical Superintendent AH GMC Rajouri Dr Mehmood Hussain Bajar in collaboration with AYUSH Department of the Hospital.

On the occassion a camp was also organised by Dr Mahbooba Parveen Medical Officer Unani Medicine wherein a large number of patients were examined and provided medicines.She also delivered a lecture on the role of Unani Medicine in the overall health care of the community.

Briefing about the importance of the day Medical Superintendent Dr Mehmood Hussain Bajar explained that the day commemorates Hakim Ajmal Khan’s contribution to the growth of Unani medicine in India and throughout the world.

World Unani Day observed on February 11 every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of social reformer and renowned Unani scholar Hakim Ajmal Khan, widely regarded as the pioneer of Unani medicine in India. Hakim Ajmal Khan, who was born on February 11, 1868, was an educator, a Unani physician, and the founder of scientific study in the Unani system of medicine.World Unani Day honours the illustrious scholar while raising public awareness of the use of Unani remedies in healthcare. The establishment of the Unani medical system in India was significantly shaped by Hakim Ajmal Khan. He had a keen interest in the growth and advancement of the Unani system of medicine and established three significant institutions, including the Central College in Delhi, the Hindustani Dawakhana, and the Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College, also known as Tibbia College, located in Karol Bagh, Delhi.

These institutions promoted the study and practice in the area and prevented the extinction of the Unani System of Medicine in India. The Ministry of AYUSH, in 2017 announced that his birthday to be World Unani Day in honour of his efforts.In 2017, Hyderabad’s Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine celebrated the first World Unani Day (CRIUM). The celebration featured a CCRUM (Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine) Awards ceremony and a two-day National Seminar on Skin Diseases and Cosmetology in Unani Medicine.

The concept of AYUSH awards in several categories for the Unani system of medicine was also launched in 2018 by the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM). Researchers and specialists join together through conferences held on World Unani Day to encourage the general public to also opt for Unani medicine and guide them towards good health.Ministry of AYUSH, has hosted an international conference on Unani medicine in a hybrid virtual mode with the theme “Unani Medicine for Public Health.”

The conference’s main goal is to debate the value of using Unani medicine to treat non-communicable illnesses and other chronic conditions while also enabling public health experts to work together, think outside the box, and influence the direction of public health with Unani medicine.