Place emphasis on Ayurveda treatment system towards building healthy society: Stakeholders

Patan (Lalitpur), July 5: Stakeholders have stressed the need for laying emphasis on Ayurveda treatment system.     

The speakers said this at an interaction and stress management programme, jointly hosted by Ayurveda and Baikalpik Chikitsalaya (alternative hospital) Kathmandu and the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in the federal capital on Sunday.     

On the occasion, Chair of the Hospital Operations and Management Dhruba Raj Neupane underscored the necessity of developing Ayurveda treatment system – which can offer effective service at affordable cost as a primary choice for treatment.     

"Ayurvedic treatment system is cheaper, effective and beneficial than Allopathic medicine. But, the State has not reached its attention to this sector which leads to funding gap", he claimed, calling for the media to increase public awareness and applied practice for its effectiveness.     

Ayurveda Doctor Maheshwor Bhatta spoke the importance of mental health of the human for building healthy society, prescribing positive thinking for keeping mental health.     

He shared the methods and measures of stress management defining the problems arising from stress.     

FNJ central member Lalita Shah underlined the need of promoting Ayurveda medicine which believably contribute to develop competent, strong and healthy human resource in the country.     

Also speaking on the occasion, FNJ Valley Province's treasurer Sanjeeb Shubhachintak and working committee member Uma Sharma, among others mentioned that working journalists always face extreme pressure due to unlimited and uncertain engagement in work space so such initiative can provide impetus for stress management.     

On the occasion, Dr Chandrawati Shah informed that the Chikitsalaya Kathmandu has provided its services, including panchakarma, surgery, yoga, senior citizen package, lactating mother service, acupuncture and physiotherapy to 23,823 people in the current fiscal year. However, the Chikitsalaya has faced challenges in its operation and service delivery in dearth of own land and building as well as arrangement of necessary human resource, she added.(RSS)