Kerala Ayurvedic Centres to be Licensed

The present government permission for ayurvedic centers and massage soon, Secretary Vishwas Mehta health reported here. Addressing a press conference here Friday, he said that rules mandating the quality of health care centers Ayurvedic were framed under the Act medico-social centers of Kerala Ayurveda (issue permits and order).

He said that steps were being taken to improve marketing services and ayurvedic medicines. State Pharmaceutical Corporation of Delhi (Oushadi) was obtaining ISO certificates for its ayurvedic products.

The government also had plans to collaborate with institutes in Germany and Slovakia to launch medicines and ayurvedic services.

The European center of Ayurvedic in Castrop-Rauxel proposed to establish close collaboration with the ayurvedic centers in Kerala and professionals to refer patients in Kerala. Vallomtharayil Thomas, who represents the European center, said that the center would lead European patients taking the Indian centers.

After their return from India, the center provides coordinated treatment and medication monitoring. He said that about 6000 ayurvedic institutes have now worked in Germany.

However, only about 1,000 had qualified staff. Thus, the center plans to investigate ayurvedic practitioners in Europe to establish support structures for appropriate patients.