**Summary:**
Union Minister of State for Ayush and Health & Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, presided over the BRICS CCI Healthcare Summit 2025 in New Delhi on August 29, 2025. The summit, themed "Bridging Tradition and Innovation," focused on leveraging Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy to build a modern, inclusive healthcare system. Minister Jadhav emphasized the importance of BRICS nations collaborating to accelerate inclusive and sustainable growth, given their significant global economic and population representation. He highlighted the Indian government's efforts in developing a comprehensive Ayush ecosystem through research, education, medicine production, and regulatory mechanisms, noting the existence of over 1,000 Ayush colleges in India. Shri Jadhav acknowledged the rising international recognition of Ayush systems, citing examples from Brazil, Russia, and China. He advocated for inclusive, ethical, and sustainable growth in the expanding global market for Ayurveda and Yoga, urging greater focus on public-private partnerships, digital health innovation, nutraceutical research, and recognition of entrepreneurs and farmers. The Minister called for stronger intra-BRICS cooperation and harmonized frameworks for Ayush products to expand markets and reduce economic vulnerabilities. He also mentioned the Ministry of Ayush's existing MoUs with 25 countries, designed to foster international collaboration in traditional medicine. The summit was intended to encourage new alliances and promote healthcare models that integrate traditional practices with innovation.
Key Entities Referenced
Shri Prataprao Jadhav: Union Minister of State Independent Charge for Ayush and Minister of State for Health Family Welfare
BRICS CCI Healthcare Summit 2025: Healthcare summit held in New Delhi focusing on Bridging Tradition and Innovation
New Delhi: City in India, location of the BRICS CCI Healthcare Summit 2025
Ayurveda: A traditional system of medicine originating in India
Yoga: A physical, mental, and spiritual practice originating in ancient India
Naturopathy: A system of medicine that uses natural remedies to help the body heal itself
BRICS: An association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
Ministry of Ayush: Ministry responsible for the development and propagation of Ayush systems of medicine in India
AYUSH
Union Minister Shri Prataprao Jadhav presides over
BRICS CCI Healthcare Summit 2025 in New Delhi
“Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy are foundations
for building a modern, inclusive and patient-centric
healthcare system”: Shri Prataprao Jadhav
Minister highlights rising International Recognition of
Ayurveda and Traditional Medicine
Shri Jadhav Calls for deeper BRICS cooperation in
Ayush trade, innovation, and sustainable growth
Posted On: 29 AUG 2025 5:12PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush and Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare,
Shri Prataprao Jadhav, today presided over the BRICS CCI Healthcare Summit 2025 in New Delhi, held on
the theme “Bridging Tradition and Innovation.”
Extending greetings on Ganesh Utsav, the Minister emphasized that BRICS, representing nearly half of the
world’s population, one-third of global GDP, and one-fifth of world trade, must work together to accelerate
inclusive and sustainable growth.
MoS Shri Jadhav highlighted that the Government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi, has developed a comprehensive Ayush ecosystem focusing on research, quality education,
medicine production, and strong regulatory mechanisms. India today has over 1,000 Ayush colleges,
including more than 500 Ayurveda institutions, supported by a wide research network.
The Minister noted the growing global acceptance of Ayush systems — ranging from communities of
Ayurvedic practitioners in Brazil, to Ayurveda’s inclusion in Russia’s healthcare framework, and the parallel
advancement of traditional medicine in China.
He underlined that while the global market for Ayurveda and Yoga is expanding rapidly, it is essential to
ensure growth that is inclusive, ethical and sustainable. He called for greater focus on public–private
partnerships, digital health innovation, nutraceutical research, and recognition of entrepreneurs, innovators,
and farmers.
Shri Jadhav emphasized that stronger intra-BRICS cooperation and harmonized frameworks for Ayush
products can expand markets, reduce economic vulnerabilities, and help establish India as a global leader in
health and wellness.
The Minister further informed that the Ministry of Ayush has signed MoUs with 25 countries, creating arobust foundation for international collaboration in traditional medicine. He urged BRICS nations to leverage
the summit for forging new alliances and advancing healthcare models that blend tradition with innovation.***
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