National Institute of Unani Medicine

18/12/2025

18/12/2025

18/12/2025

18/12/2025

Director, National Institute of Unani Medicine, Attends Inaugural Session of the 2nd WHO Global Summit
Prof. Saiyad Shah Alam, Director of the National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), attended the inaugural session of the 2nd WHO Global Summit, Bharat Mandapam, Convention Centre, New Delhi, where he actively engaged in deliberations with delegates and experts from various countries. During the summit, he effectively represented NIUM on an international platform, highlighting the global relevance, scientific strengths, and future potential of the Unani system of medicine.

Through his interactions with WHO officials and international delegates, Prof. Saiyad Shah Alam emphasized the role of Unani medicine in integrative healthcare, public health, and evidence-based traditional medicine practices. His participation contributed to strengthening international academic and institutional collaborations, while also enhancing the global visibility of NIUM and reinforcing India’s commitment to promoting traditional systems of medicine within the framework of global health initiatives.

17/12/2025

Visit of Second WHO Global Summit Delegates to NIUM, Ghaziabad

Ministry of Ayush, in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO), is hosting the Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi from 17th to 19th December, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The Summit is being held under the theme “Restoring Balance: The Science and Practice of Health and Well-being”. The Summit is witnessing participation of high-level dignitaries from WHO Member States, officials of international organizations, and eminent experts from across the globe. Guided by the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025-2034, the discussions will focus on how traditional medicine systems can contribute meaningfully to people-centred healthcare and planetary well-being. The deliberations will highlight emerging scientific evidence, innovations and policy pathways that support the safe, effective and ethical integration of Traditional Medicine into National health systems.

As part of the above-mentioned Summit on Traditional Medicine, 71 foreign delegates from different countries visited the National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Kamla Nehru Nagar, Near CBI Academy, Hapur Road, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) on 17.12.2025, which is a satellite Institute of NIUM, Bengaluru. NIUM, Ghaziabad, was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi Ji on 11.12.2022.

It is stated that NIUM, Ghaziabad, has been established with a 200-bedded hospital (consisting of OPD, IPD – Day Care Unit, General Ward, Semi-deluxe and Deluxe rooms), Academic and Administrative Block, Girls Hostel, Boys Hostel, Auditorium, Residential quarters, Director’s bungalow and Guest House. NIUM, Ghaziabad, has specialised OPDs – Skin, Nephrology, Psychiatry, Hepatobiliary, Chest Clinic, Community medicine & Geriatrics, Immunology, Neurology Clinic, Sexual disorders, Obesity & Nutrition. Regimenal facilities, Lab facilities and OT facilities, X-ray, ECG, etc., are also available. Presently, the daily footfall of patients is around 1400 to 1800.

At present, seven (7) Departments of NIUM, Ghaziabad are functional – i.e., Departments of Moalajat, Ilmul Advia, Qabalat wa Amraze Niswan, Ilmul Saidla, Ilaj Bit Tadbeer, Ilmul Jarahat and Mahiyatul Amraz and currently a total of 98 PG students are studying at NIUM, Ghaziabad.

The foreign delegation was welcomed by Prof. Saiyad Shah Alam, Director, NIUM. The delegation then toured the 200-bedded Hospital and witnessed the functioning of the hospital, right from registration of patients to consultation with the Doctors in OPDs to the Drug dispensing unit, etc. The delegation was informed of the integrative approach adopted for consultation with Unani as well as Modern medicine doctors, and their benefits as well. At the Ilaj-Bit-Tadbeer (Regimenal Therapy) Unit, the delegation was apprised of facilities/therapies available. Some delegates experienced the cupping therapy and appreciated the procedure. Director, NIUM also made a presentation about the Unani system of medicine, Patient care facilities, Regimenal therapies, activities, publications/dissertations, academic & Research ecosystem and its collaborations. An interactive session was also organized during which questions raised by some of the delegates were answered by the panel of experts. Thereafter, the delegation visited the Gallery set by the Institute, where various books/publications/journals/posters, etc., on various aspects of Unani system of Medicine were showcased for information, and the queries of delegates were also well answered.

10/12/2025

ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಎರಡನೇ WHO ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಗ್ಲೋಬಲ್ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನಕ್ಕೆ ಆತಿಥ್ಯ ವಹಿಸಲಿದೆ

17–19 ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 2025 | ಭಾರತ ಮಂದಪಂ, ದೆಹಲಿ

ಇಂಡಿಯಾ 2025ರ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 17ರಿಂದ 19ರ ತನಕ ನವದೆಹಲಿಯ ಭಾರತ ಮಂದಪಂನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿರುವ ಎರಡನೇ WHO ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಗ್ಲೋಬಲ್ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನಕ್ಕೆ ಆತಿಥ್ಯ ವಹಿಸಲಿದೆ. ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಪ್ರಕಟಣೆ 08 ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 2025ರಂದು ನಡೆದ Curtain-Raiser ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು. ಇದು ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಮಗ್ರ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸೇವೆಗಳ ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಉತ್ತೇಜನದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹತ್ವದ ಘಟ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ.

ಆಯುಷ್ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯದ ಮಾನ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸಚಿವರು (IC) ಶ್ರೀ ಪ್ರತಾಪರಾವ್ ಜಾಧವ್ ಅವರು “ಸರ್ವೇ ಭವಂತು ಸುಖಿನಃ, ಸರ್ವೇ ಸಂತು ನಿರಾಮಯಾಃ” ಎಂಬ ಸಂದೇಶದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಭೆಯನ್ನುದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರು. ಭಾರತದ ಸಾಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಧಾರಿತ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯವನ್ನು ಬಲಪಡಿಸುವ ಬದ್ಧತೆಯನ್ನು ಅವರು ಹೈಲೈಟ್ ಮಾಡಿದರು. ವಿಶ್ವ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ (WHO) ಸಹಯೋಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾದ ಈ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನಕ್ಕೆ 100ಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ದೇಶಗಳಿಂದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸಚಿವರು, ನೀತಿನಿರ್ಮಾತೃಗಳು, ಸಂಶೋಧಕರು ಮತ್ತು ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರರು ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಸುಮಾರು 5,000 ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳು ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಲು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.

ಈ ವರ್ಷದ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನದ ವಿಷಯ “Restoring balance: The science and practice of health & well-being” ಎಂಬುದು ಸ್ಥಿರ, ಸಮಾನ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಮಗ್ರ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗಳತ್ತ ಜಾಗತಿಕವಾಗಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಆಯುಷ್ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯದ ಜಂಟಿ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ ಮೋನಾಲಿಸಾ ದಾಶ್ ಅವರು ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನದ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ, ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿರುವ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿದರು.

ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ WHO SEARO ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಮಾಜಿ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕಿ ಹಾಗೂ WHO ಮಹಾನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಸಲಹೆಗಾರರಾದ ಡಾ. ಪೂನಮ್ ಖೇತ್ರಪಾಲ ಅವರು, “ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯವು ನಮ್ಮ ಪರಂಪರೆಯಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ — ಅದು ನಮ್ಮ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಭವಿಷ್ಯವೂ ಆಗಿದೆ” ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು. ಜರ್ಮನಿ ಮತ್ತು ಘಾನಾದಲ್ಲಿ 70% ಮತ್ತು ಭಾರತ ಹಾಗೂ ಚೀನಾದಲ್ಲಿ 90% ಜನರು ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅವಲಂಬಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಆದರೆ ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ನಿಧಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 1% ಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ ನಿಧಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಈ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಮೀಸಲಾಗಿರುವುದನ್ನು ಅವರು ಒತ್ತಿಹೇಳಿದರು. ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ, ಜೈವವೈವಿಧ್ಯ, ಸಮಾನತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸುಸ್ಥಿರತೆಯನ್ನು ಆಧಾರವನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಹೂಡಿಕೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಂಯೋಜನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಅವರು ಕರೆ ನೀಡಿದರು ಮತ್ತು ಮುಂದಿನ ದಶಕದಲ್ಲಿ WHO ಈ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬಲಪಡಿಸಲು ಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಪುನರುಚ್ಚರಿಸಿದರು.

ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಧಾರಿತ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ, ಸಮಗ್ರ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸೇವೆ, ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ನವೀನತೆಗಳು, ಜೈವವೈವಿಧ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸುಸ್ಥಿರತೆ, ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಬಲಪಡಿಸುವಿಕೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಆಯುರ್ವೇದ, ಯೋಗ ಮತ್ತು ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ, ಯುನಾನಿ, ಸಿದ್ಧ, ಸೋವಾ-ರಿಗ್ಪಾ ಮತ್ತು ಹೋಮಿಯೋಪತಿ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಆಯುಷ್ ಪದ್ಧತಿಗಳ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ ವಿಷಯಗಳು ಚರ್ಚೆಯಾಗಲಿವೆ.

ತಮ್ಮ ಸಮೃದ್ಧ ಪರಂಪರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ತೇಜನಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿರುವ ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ನಾಯಕತ್ವದೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಭಾರತ ಈ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಸಮುದಾಯವನ್ನು ನವದೆಹಲಿಗೆ ಆಮಂತ್ರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ—ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣದ ಭವಿಷ್ಯವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ವೇದಿಕೆಯಾಗಲಿದೆ.

09/12/2025

09/12/2025

17/11/2025

The PG Orientation Program 2025–26 “Transformation to Proficient Scholar” was successfully inaugurated today at the National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Bengaluru.

The Inaugural Address was delivered by Prof. Abdul Haseeb Ansari, Nodal Officer of the program, who warmly welcomed the incoming batch and offered thoughtful guidance for their academic journey. With encouraging words, he motivated the students to pursue excellence with dedication, to remain steadfast in their goals, and to make the most of every learning opportunity that lies ahead.

The Presidential Address was delivered by Prof. Saiyad Shah Alam, Director, NIUM who shared deeply inspiring and practical insights. He emphasized that true scholarship is built on the foundations of honesty, discipline, sincere curiosity, and the courage to ask meaningful questions. His words served as a powerful reminder that knowledge is not merely accumulated; it is earned through consistent effort, integrity, and an open, inquisitive mind.

The program concluded with a heartfelt Vote of Thanks by Dr. Muzafar Din Ahmad Bhat, Coordinator of the program, who expressed gratitude to all dignitaries, faculty members, and students for their presence and contributions. He acknowledged the collective efforts that made the event successful and wished the new PG scholars a fruitful and inspiring academic journey ahead.

15/11/2025

National Institute of Unani Medicine Bengaluru, Hosts One-Day CME on Cancer Awareness and Inaugurates New Immunization Facility

The National Institute of Unani Medicine Bengaluru, organized a one-day Continuing Medical Education (CME) program on Cancer Awareness and inaugurated a new Immunization Facility at the NIUM Hospital on November 14, 2025. The event aimed to promote awareness about early detection, prevention, and comprehensive management of cancer, highlighting the vital role of Unani medicine in integrative and holistic cancer care.
The program was held under the patronage of Prof. (Dr.) Saiyad Shah Alam, Director, NIUM. Dr. Firdous Ahmad Najar served as the Organizing Chairperson, Dr. Nadiya Khanum as the Organizing Secretary, and Dr. Mohd. Aazam, Dr. Md. Asjad Khan, and Dr. Mazharul Islam as Joint Organizing Secretaries.
Dr. M. Vijaya Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Yenopoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, and former Director, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, delivered the keynote address on “Cancer Awareness.” Dr. Nadimul Hoda, Head, Department of Oral Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, spoke on “Oral Cancer and Its Management.”He emphasized the importance of collaborative research between NIUM and oncology institutions to explore Unani medicine’s potential in cancer care
A standalone poster presentation was organized in collaboration with the RIEDC (Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Cell), NIUM, coordinated by Dr. Hamiduddin. Chief Guest and the Director NIUM interacted with the PG Scholars during the poster presentation. The theme for the session was “Prevention and Palliative Care for Cancer: Innovative Approaches from Unani Medicine Resources.” Postgraduate scholars of NIUM presented their innovative ideas and research, and the best posters were recognized and awarded.
A major highlight of the event was the inauguration of the new Immunization Facility at NIUM Hospital by Dr. M. Vijaya Kumar, in the august presence of Prof. (Dr.) Saiyad Shah Alam, Director, NIUM.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. (Dr.) Saiyad Shah Alam remarked, “Early detection saves lives -let’s spread cancer awareness together.” He also highlighted the role of Unani medicine in cancer prevention and palliative care, and emphasized that the newly inaugurated vaccination facility will provide easy access to immunization services for the surrounding communities, especially benefiting child healthcare.
The CME concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Dr. Renuka B.N, reaffirming NIUM’s commitment to academic excellence, integrative healthcare, and community well-being through the Unani system of medicine.