The WHO benchmarks for the practice of Ayurveda defines the minimum requirement/criteria for establishing practice in Ayurveda in WHO Member States. It provides minimum reference standards for safety, and quality of Ayurveda practice. This document shall provide WHO Member States with general and minimum technical requirements for quality assurance and regulation of Ayurveda practice. The document is aligned with the objectives of the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-23. It reflects consensus arrived through established WHO processes from the community of practitioners in Ayurveda, health service providers, academics, health system managers, and regulators. The document provides information and describes levels of practice in Ayurveda, describes the different categories of Ayurveda health service providers, describes requirements for infrastructure and facilities, presents relevant requirements and considerations on practice of the Ayurveda health interventions, provides relevant requirements and considerations of the Health products and medical devices used in Ayurveda practice, emphasizes key elements for the safe practice of Ayurveda, presents the requirements and relevant considerations of Regulatory, legal and ethical aspects of Ayurveda practice, and suggests the process for management of health data.
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Ayurveda is one of the popularly applied health resources across the globe. Standard terminology of Ayurveda is an essential tool for working on other standards, guidelines, classifications, and regulations, as well as integrating Ayurveda into health systems. Internationally accepted common terms on Ayurveda will enable to compare, assess, and evaluate the data internationally. The document will facilitate Ayurveda professionals, policymakers, health workers, service-providers, researchers, and the public to use the same concepts, understanding, and definitions in communications, healthcare services, and medical records. It will support international cooperation in research, information exchange, standards, and classifications in Ayurveda. (Source: World Health Organization) |