MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 - Compendium of Ayush-based - Practices from

MINISTRY OF AYUSH INITIATIVES The Ministry of Ayush (MoA) has played an active key role in nudging the States and UTs towards the utilization of Ayush resources such as Ayush services, infrastructure, and modalities in the mitigation and management of COVID-19. [...] All States and UTs were also requested to issue appropriate instructions to District authorities to urgently involve District Ayurveda Officers in the management and mitigation of COVID-19 in the districts and to extensively utilize the services of Ayush doctors, Ayush healthcare providers, and Ayush healthcare facilities to address the shortage of HR and infrastructure for the management of COVID. [...] Mitigation and Management of COVID-19: 16 Compendium of Ayush-Based Practices from Indian States and Union Territories Initiatives Taken by the Ministry of Ayush for Mitigation of COVID-19* 2.2 AYUSH HUMAN RESOURCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE The Central Government reconstituted Empowered Groups (EG) to oversee the preparation and management of COVID-19, with a mandate to oversee the augmentation of all HR. [...] During the increased demand of HR and infrastructure in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the MoA released an advisory for the augmentation of Ayush (HR in the management of COVID-19) at appropriate levels, under the supervision of medical experts/specialists and in managing the e-Sanjeevani portal for tele-consultation and counselling. [...] Further, to facilitate the availability of AYUSH-64, the State licensing authorities were requested to expedite the process of the licensing and approval of applications for the manufacturing of AYUSH-64.25 2.5 OTHER INITIATIVES The Ministry issued an order to prohibit the dissemination of misleading information and advertisement of Ayush-related claims for COVID-19 on April 1, 2020.