The event was jointly organized by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and the Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil).

The Vietnamese delegation at the event.

It attracted the participation of around 300 enterprises and entrepreneurs from 57 countries, who exhibited traditional medicines and healthcare products.

In his opening speech at the event, AYUSH Deputy Minister Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha said the Indian Government will launch an export promotion council and a traditional medicine research council in order to promote cooperation in the field with other countries in the region, and create favourable conditions for local pharmaceutical firms to foster exports.

The Vietnamese delegation included representatives from pharmaceutical companies, pharmacists, doctors, researchers and technicians working at traditional medicine hospitals and centres.

The event offered a good chance for Vietnamese enterprises to seek cooperation opportunities with their India partners.

Statistics said that the global health and beauty industry is estimated to be valued at around 1.4 trillion USD, with average annual growth of 15 percent over the last five years.

India is one of the five biggest health and beauty care markets in the world, and has the potential to become a leading healthcare tourism destination.

Ha Thi Chanh raises stature of local herbal medicine

(BGO) - The western side of the Yen Tu range (Bac Giang province) has for long been described as a giant Vietnamese traditional medicine store. When human needs become too big, the source of natural medicine is nearly exhausted, there is a person who embarks on the preservation, multiplication and raising the stature of herbal medicine. It is Ha Thi Chanh (born in 1972) from San Diu ethnic group in Nhan Ly village, Truong Son commune (Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province).

"Doctors and friends" club provides free health examination and medicine to older persons and policy beneficiaries in Hiep Hoa

(BGO) - The "Doctors and friends" club under UNESCO center for culture and sports development (Vietnam Union of UNESCO Associations) on October 21 held a humanitarian medical checkup in Thanh Van commune, Hiep Hoa district (Bac Giang province).

Underwater medicine, hyperbaric oxygen association set up

The National Association of Underwater Medicine and Hyperbaric Oxygen was established by the Vietnam National Institute of Maritime Medicine and Maritime Health Association during a congress on July 13 – 14.

Linkage in herbal medicine production

(BGO) – In this spring crop, several farmers in Phi Mo commune, Lang Giang district in the northern province of Bac Giang linked with OPC Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (OPC JSC) (Yen Dung district) to grow more than 8 hectares of herbal plants.

Two Bac Giang’s traditional healers recognized national outstanding herbalist

(BGO) – On December 17, the Vietnam  Association of Traditional Medicine (VATM) organized the second ceremony to bestow the title of national outstanding herbalists in 2019.

Source: VNA