EVENTS1. WHO Expert Committee Meeting:

A meeting has been convened on 11th -12th April 2011 at Conference Hall, NationalInstitute of Indian Medical Heritage, CCRAS, Hyderabad under the Chairmanship of Dr.Ala Narayana, Director, NIIMH, Hyderabad to review and finalize the document entitled“Document on Evidence Based Ayurvedic Remedies/Therapies Based on Research WorkDone for General Practitioners” of WHO Collaborative Project.

2. Visit of Prof. Vijay Sherry Chand, IIM, Ahmadabad:Prof. Vijay Sherry Chand, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad visited the

institute for a Case study on 1-2nd June, 2011. Dr. A. Narayana, Director, NationalInstitute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH) has appraised the activities and achievementssince inception and future plans/ programmes of the Institute, which were appreciatedby Prof. Chand. Prof. Vijay has advised to seek technical support from ArchaeologicalSurvey of India for preservation of replica of inscriptions of medical relevance. Prof.Vijay also advised to procure protocols from KAMA Institute, Mumbai and Museums ofGermany/ UK, for maintenance of the museum, rare books. Prof. Vijay Sherry Chandaddressed the staff meeting and gave his valuable suggestion and insisted to plan thefuture Programme as per the mandate of the Institute with a commitment & focus onmedical Heritage on AYUSH systems. Prof. Vijay also reiterated that all projects shouldbe considered, planned, monitored, evaluated in terms of Vision, Mission and Goals.Prof. Vijay also suggested that the Institute should try to collaborate/ take co-operationfrom other disciplines and bring the awareness among public, researchers, studentsthrough workshops, publications, multimedia about the AYUSH Heritage keeping inview the National and global scenario.

Organizing of Bharath Nirman-Public Information campaigns:National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage, Hyderabad has participated in the

campaigns, to create the awareness among the public from all walks of life, to opt theirchoice to utilize the services of health delivery systems of Govt. of India, particularlyAYUSH systems. The Institute has participated in the exhibition in the following segmentson the Activities & Achievements of the Institute, delivered lectures on Basic Concepts

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of Ayurveda, Preventive and Promotive Health Care, special treatments like Rasayana,Panchakarma etc. and distributed the IEC material (brochures/ leaflets) on various diseaseconditions.

1. Chandragiri, Chittoor District from 9th – 11th November 2011.2. Bhimunipatnam, Visakhapatnam District from 19th -21st November 2011.3. Madhira, Khammam, District from 19th -21st December 2011.4. Parigi, Ranga Reddy District from 8th – 10th February 2012

Participation in SIKITEX-2011:The National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage, Hyderabad has participated in the

SIKITEX-2011, Sikkim’s IT Exhibition & Conference held on 24th & 25th November2011 at Chintan Bhawan, Gangtok, Sikkim and presented the unique features AYUSHResearch Portal. Different IT-related companies/Institutes across the country haveparticipated by displaying their products/ achievements in about 50 stalls of the exhibition.

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Organized One day Workshop on History of Medicine, on the occasion of LateDr. D.V. Subba Reddy, Founder Director of IIHM, Memorial Day on 18-02-2011

Dr. M.M. Padhi, Dy. Director (Tech) (center), CCRAS, Hqrs, New Delhi, is going throughthe rare objects in the Museum during his visit to the NIIMH Hyderabad on 25-03-2011.

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Dr. CK Katiyar & other Members are reviewing the document on Evidence BasedAyurvedic Remedies/Therapies Based on Research Work done for General Practitioners

during the Expert Committee Meeting on 11th -12th April 2011 at National Institute ofIndian Medical Heritage, Hyderabad.

Prof. Vijay Sherry Chand, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad, is observingexhibits in museum during his visit to the institute for a Case study on 1-2nd June 2011

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Prof. Vijay Sherry Chand, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad, discussing aboutthe activities of NIIMH to prepare case study document as part of 3 tier management

programme to AYUSH during his visit to the institute for a Case study on 1-2nd June 2011.

Dr. PVV Prasad, Assistant Director (Ay), NIIMH, Hyderabad, explaining exhibits onpioneers of Ayurveda & History of Indian medicine to School children on 15-09-2011

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Prof. Shakir Jamil, Director General, Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine,New Delhi keenly observing Exhibits on Unani Medicine in NIIMH’s Museum during his

visit on 11-11-2011.

Committee Members, for Ph. D. of NTR Health University, Vijayawada -Dr. Pari Plavi Mokkapati, Prof. of Anatomy, OMC, Hyderabad (first from right) &

Dr. Vishnu V. Reddy Martha (second from right), Prof & HOD, Dept. of Otolaryngology,OMC, Govt. ENT Hospital, Hyderabad, keenly verifying the manuscripts during visit to

the NIIMH on 25-11-2011.

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Dr. Daggubati Purandeswari, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development(Higher Education), Govt. of India, addressing the public during the inaugural session of

PIC at Bhimunipatnam, Visakhapatnam district of A.P. on 19th November 2011

Dr. T. Saket Ram, presenting in Orientation training Program on Integrated Clinical DecisionSupport System- Electronic Record Module (ICDSS), to council’s Officers conducted on 9-

10th December 2011 at National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage, Hyderabad.

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