PRESIDENT Ram Nath Kovind said that the main goal of National Health Policy announced in year 2017 is to provide quality, affordable health services to all the people in the country. For good health, a ‘holistic health approach’ means that medical treatment should be in co-ordination with all medical systems. In the last two decades, Arogya Bharti has done commendable work in this field in a well thought and organised manner. He informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the Centre for Traditional Medicinal System in Jamnagar, Gujarat, where study and research will be done on medical systems of 170 countries. President Kovind took part in one-day Arogya Manthan organised by Arogya Bharti on ‘One Nation-One Health System Is the Need of the Day’ at Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre, on Saturday.

 

He also released the magazine ‘Arogya Sampada Sarva Samaveshio Swasthya’ published by Arogya Bharti. President Kovind said that in the last two-and-a-half years, the world has suffered a terrible pandemic. What if there had been no scientists and doctors? The vaccine saved a large percentage of humanity. India and our Prime Minister Narendra Modi are being praised all over the world for the supply of vaccine. When he visited countries of Jamaica and Saint Vincent, PM Modi was told that had India not provided them the vaccine, half of their population would have died. Kovind also mentioned the works of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in relation to corona control in Madhya Pradesh. President Kovind said that the system of One Nation One Health System has been there in India since ancient times. Maharishi Patanjali wrote his books on yoga and health after studying the then medical systems. Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas are also the proof.

 

Ancient system of medicine is very useful. President Kovind said that today importance of yoga has been proved at international level. It is very useful for good health. Yoga is beneficial for all. It is unfortunate to associate it with anyone’s faith or religion. President Kovind said that simple lifestyle and good thoughts are basis of health in accordance with nature. Ease of conduct, proper diet and physical labor are must for good health. One must adopt a simple and natural lifestyle. He completed his address by quoting a verse from the Gita. Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also spoke on the occasion.