July 2021 – National: As concerns over a prospective third wave of Covid-19 gather pace, more than 1,000 senior Ayurveda practitioners in the country are set to come together and discuss developing and adopting a uniform treatment protocol for Covid cases among children.
The two-day online conference starting July 11, will be organised by *Kerala-headquartered Vaidyaratnam Group, which has deep roots in Indian Ayurveda, as part of It’s Founder’s Commemoration Day ceremony.
The Vaidyaratnam Group’s conference on Covid and post-Covid ayurvedic management of paediatric cases come on the backdrop of growing fears that children may be worst hit by the likely third wave of Covid.
The conference will see participation from paediatrics experts from leading institutes like All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, Ayurveda Medical College, Kannur and National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, sharing their clinical experience with case studies from the current and previous Covid cycles.
As per the latest studies, the third wave of covid may affect the age group up to eighteen. Addressing that issue with an Ayurvedic approach using substantial scientific evidences and guidance from the experts will be the primary focus this year, said Ashtavaidyan Dr E.T.Neelakandhan.Mooss, Director, Vaidyaratnam Group.
“The expected the outcome of the seminar is to develop a treatment protocol in the covid management of paediatric cases with an advice from the expert panel and have a scientific approach towards covid and post covid management in adults,” he said. Vaidyaratnam is actively involved in the prevention, covid management and post covid management – including free post covid out-patient (OP) and medications for patients in below poverty line (BPL) segments.
Last month, the Ayush ministry released detailed guidelines to deal with Covid cases in children stressing the need for preventive treatment (Prophylaxes) as the most effective approach to protect children from this deadly virus.
Dr Tanuja Nesari, Director of All India Institute of Ayurveda, an autonomous organisation under the ministry of Ayush will deliver the keynote address. She will explain the approach of AYUSH department towards the covid management and measures taken to address the expected third wave which may affect infants and kids. She will also present research updates on topics like adult and pediatric – immunity, covid management and post covid management.
Ayurveda has so far played a major role in both the first and second waves of the Covid in terms of treating mild to moderate cases.
With the medical infrastructure in many parts of the country coming under severe stress during the second wave, experts are of the view that Ayurveda will have a crucial role to play during the anticipated third wave.
