India has 3 traditional systems of medicine - Ayurveda, Unani and Saddha. Here there are 291,000 regular practitioners of traditional medicine working alongside the 700,000 practitioners of modern medicine.
The uniquness of the medical system in Kerala is that it recognises Ayurvedic, Homeopathic and Modern medicine, not just in name, but the people here are provided with virtually free access to Allopathic, Homeopathic and Ayurvedic doctors by the state. There are state owned hospitals in all three modalities, and they are all recognised equally. The people choose which system of medicine they want.
This is indeed unique and refreshing to see, and is heralded as an example for the rest of the world, that it is possible to have allopathic, homeopathic and herbal doctors working within a healthcare system that puts at its heart the welfare of the population without any ego or commercial interests. I daresay that the commercial interests are here, but the ethos of natural medicine is ingrained in the population, and supported by the government, it was something that was completely new to me when I came here.
Kerala is one of the few states in India that offers free schooling to all children, there are government subsidised housing projects that mean that there are no slums in Kerala and it boasts one of the highest literacy rates in India.
The uniquness of the medical system in Kerala is that it recognises Ayurvedic, Homeopathic and Modern medicine, not just in name, but the people here are provided with virtually free access to Allopathic, Homeopathic and Ayurvedic doctors by the state. There are state owned hospitals in all three modalities, and they are all recognised equally. The people choose which system of medicine they want.
This is indeed unique and refreshing to see, and is heralded as an example for the rest of the world, that it is possible to have allopathic, homeopathic and herbal doctors working within a healthcare system that puts at its heart the welfare of the population without any ego or commercial interests. I daresay that the commercial interests are here, but the ethos of natural medicine is ingrained in the population, and supported by the government, it was something that was completely new to me when I came here.
Kerala is one of the few states in India that offers free schooling to all children, there are government subsidised housing projects that mean that there are no slums in Kerala and it boasts one of the highest literacy rates in India.
what a wonderful place this sounds!! xx
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