4th International Ayurveda Congress held in Leiden, Netherlands

September 05, 2018
Fourth International Ayurveda Congress (IAvC) was held in Leiden, Netherlands from September 1 to 2, 2018.
4th International Ayurveda Congress held in Leiden, Netherlands

  • It was inaugurated by Minister of State, (IC), for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik.
  • The Congress was jointly organized by International Maharishi Ayurveda Foundation, Netherlands; All India Ayurvedic Congress, New Delhi and International Academy of Ayurveda, Pune in association with Indian Embassy in Netherlands.

More Details:

  • The congress focused on promotion and propagation of Ayurveda in Netherlands and its neighboring countries of Europe.
  • On sidelines of this congress, Indian Embassy had also organized a special seminar titled "India-Netherlands collaboration in Healthcare, including Ayurveda".
  • This seminar was jointly addressed by AYUSH Minister and Dutch Minister for Medical Care and Sport- Bruno Bruins highlighting benefits on traditional knowledge of India such as Yoga and Ayurveda for healthy living and aging.

AYUSH:

  • India has a long history and culture running over 5000 years of using traditional medicines for health care and developing them with modern scientific outlook.
  • AYUSH is acronym of tradition medical systems that are being practiced in India such as Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy which are collectively abbreviated as AYUSH.

Question:

Q. Where was the Fourth International Ayurveda Congress (IAvC) held from September 1 to 2, 2018?
a. Budapest, Hungary
b. Leiden, Netherlands
c. Tokyo, Japan
d. None of the above

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