The biggest AYUSH hospital being built on the lines of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) near Sarita Vihar in south Delhi is likely to be completed in six months. Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik said the hospital will cater to 500 patients. “The construction of the hospital is in full swing. It should be complete in six months,” Mr. Naik said while talking to media persons. Mr. Naik added that upcoming six AIIMS hospitals across the country will also have separate AYUSH departments in their premises. Speaking on the expansion of yoga and ayurveda at the grassroots level, the Minister said that the government plans to take the traditional practice to every village and will post ayurvedic doctors at the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in rural areas. “Our mission is to build one AYUSH hospital in each district so that people can take the benefits of traditional medicines. Also, I have written to the Prime Minister to post ayurvedic doctors at PHCs in villages where allopathic doctors are not available,” he said. The Minister said that the medicinal practices under AYUSH and allopathy can be used parallel for setting-up better healthcare facilities in the country. AYUSH cannot act as a substitute to ällopathy but it can supplement it by the way of promoting healthy lifestyle among people, he said. @http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/ayush-hospital-to-be-completed-in-6-months/article7543149.ece?ref=tpnews

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