India’s first State of art virology laboratory was inaugurated in Kolkata.
It is situated at Dr Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy.
It is situated at Dr Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy.
Highlights
- It is built with the cost of Rs. 8 crores.
- It was inaugurated by Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State for AYUSH.
- It is established to develop new drugs and technologies in Homoeopathy to combat emerging challenges of viral diseases
- Calcutta University to undertake research work of the PhD students in Homoeopathy in this lab.
- It is the only one in India for conducting basic and fundamental research in Homoeopathy for viral diseases like influenza, Japanese encephalitis, dengue, chikungunya and swine flu.
Ministry of AYUSH
- The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy is abbreviated as AYUSH,
- It is a governmental body in India purposed with developing, education and research in ayurveda , yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha, homoeopathy, Sowa-rigpa and other Indigenous Medicine systems.
- The department was created in March 1995 as the Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISM&H).
- AYUSH received its current name in March 2003.
- The Ministry of AYUSH was formed with effect from 9 November 2014 by elevation of the Department of AYUSH
