Homoeo Info

New Delhi: “We attach high priority to focused development of homoeopathy and other Indian systems of medicine and in the 11th Five Year Plan the outlay for the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) has been increased,” said Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Panabaka Lakshmi inaugurating a two-day workshop on “Homoeopathy for healthy mother and happy child” here.
Organised by the Department of AYUSH and the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy as part of the National Campaign on Homoeopathy for Mother and Child Care on Monday, the initiative is aimed at sensitising policy makers, medical practitioners and non-government organisation towards increased use of homoeopathy in the care of mother and child.
Addressing the workshop, Ms. Lakshmi highlighted the growing acceptance and popularity of homoeopathy all over the world and called for its focused development.
Hindu, India - Nov 7, 2007

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New Delhi: So far they have administered sweet pills to patients, but now the homeopathic doctors may be allowed to deliver babies as well. Conceding to the longstanding demand of homeopathic doctors, the government is actively considering a proposal to train homeopathic doctors in basic gynaecology and obstetrics so that they can deliver babies in normal cases and handle minor pregnancy-related matters at local levels.
“When paramedics and midwives can deliver babies why can’t homeopathic doctors,” said Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, union minister for Health and Family Welfare. The ministry feels that such a move may help the government combat shortage of doctors in the rural areas to some extent. However, since homeopath doctors are not trained in surgery, they may not be allowed to handle caesarean cases.
In a bid to incorporate Indian systems of medicine and homeopathy with the mainstream, the government is also thinking of introducing Ayurveda, Homeopathy etc in the MBBS courses.
Vineeta Pandey/Daily News & Analysis, India - Nov 7, 2007

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New Delhi: Speaking at the Valedictory Session of the National Campaign on Homoeopathy – Workshop for Healthy Mother and Happy Child, the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss said today, that these national campaigns being launched by the Department of AYUSH will be serving a very useful purpose of focusing attention on the urgent need to integrate the Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy with mainstream health care in the country. The integration of AYUSH services with mainstream health care has long been the stated policy of the Government, but practical integration has not really taken place in most parts of the country. By focusing on specific AYUSH interventions for common health and disease conditions, these national campaigns will, I hope, generate more enthusiasm among health administrators for integrating Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy with mainstream health care in the country.
The two-day Workshop was organized by the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), Department of AYUSH as a part of the National Campaign on Homoeopathy for Mother and Child Care. Besides Dr. V.K. Gupta (former Principal, Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Delhi), the function was also attended by Smt. Anita Das, Secretary (AYUSH), Dr. N.K. Ganguly, DG, ICMR, Shri Verghese Samuel, Joint Secretary (AYUSH), Dr. S.P. Singh, Adviser, (Homoeo), (AYUSH), Prof. C. Nayak, Director, CCRH and other senior officials from the Ministry.
Press Information Bureau (press release), India - Nov 6, 2007

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New Delhi: The Government on Monday kick-started a sustained campaign to make people aware of the usefulness of homeopathy for diseases relating to mother and child.
Inaugurating a National Workshop on Homeopathy for Mother and Child Care, Minister for State for Health and Family Welfare Panabaka Lakshmi said, "this is the beginning of a long and sustained campaign proposed by the Ministry to generate awareness about the usefulness of homeopathy for mother and child care".
Homeopathy has a definite role to play in Indian health system not only because its medicines are simple to administer but also because it is effective, safe and affordable, she said.
"With mounting price rise and increasing incidence of adverse drug reactions people are using homeopathy and the Homeopathic institutions for the treatment of their ailments," she added.
PTI/The Hindu, India - Nov 5, 2007

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Nine-month-old Gloria Thomas was in such distress that her crying alarmed some passengers on a plane trip from India to Sydney.
She had been overseas for two months receiving medical treatment, and homeopathic medication from an uncle for severe eczema.
But in that time she missed two appointments which separate doctors had made for her at specialist dermatologists.
In May 2002, less than 10 days after her return, she was admitted to the Children's Hospital at Randwick severely malnourished and with infections to the skin and eyes.
She had died within three days of sepsis (bacterial infections) which had caused bleeding in her lungs and airways.
Even though she was born a normal weight, she was underweight for her age, and had a zinc, protein and vitamin A deficiency, the Glebe Coroner's Court heard.
Nurses at the Earlwood Early Childhood Centre had diagnosed that Gloria, an only child, had failed to reach developmental milestones from an early age, counsel assisting Chris Hoy told the court.
Her father, Thomas Sam, who practised and taught homeopathy, had applied homeopathic remedies to try to cure Gloria's eczema since she was diagnosed with it when aged about four months, he said.
The inquest, which will examine the role of nutrition in her death, will also examine the actions of her father and mother, Manju Samuel, and advice they received from doctors and homeopaths. Mr Hoy said the inquest would reveal if homeopathy should be better regulated or scrutinised.
A forensic pathologist, Ella Sugo, told the court a micro-organism which was commonly found in broken skin, was isolated in Gloria's blood, urine, skin and eyes. She had abnormally pale skin and hair. Dr Sugo found her immune system was weakened. Her thymus gland, a part of the immune system, had shrunk after originally being in good condition.
Geesche Jacobsen/Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Nov 5, 2007

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The nine-month-old daughter of a homeopath died of multiple infections that caused bleeding in her lungs and airways, an inquest was told this morning.
Gloria Mary Thomas had suffered from severe eczema for much of her brief life and had been treated by her father, Thomas Sam, a practising homeopath.
The girl had also missed two appointments with specialist dermatologists when her parents took her to India for further homeopathic treatment, the Coroners Court in Glebe has heard.
Forensic pathologist Ella Sugo told the court Gloria had zinc, protein and vitamin A deficiency, a fatty liver, and bacterial infections on her skin, her eyes and in the blood stream, the court heard.
Geesche Jacobsen/Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, November 5, 2007

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