Speaking at the inauguration of the buildings of Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory (HPL) and Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM) and PLIM’s workshop on WHO Guidelines for GMP of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani (ASU) Drugs and laying of Foundation Stone of PLIM Guest House at PLIM Campus today, the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss said that the huge potential of our traditional systems is proven and hence there is no question why we cannot produce world class natural medicines. The Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi, Secretary (AYUSH), Smt. Anita Das, Dr. Salim Habayab, WHO Representative to India, Dr. D.R. Lohar, Director, PLIM and other officials from the Ministry and PLIM were present at the function.

The following is the summary of the Health Minister’s speech:

Quality control & standardization of ASU drugs has been the thrust area right from the day when these drugs were brought under the purview of Drugs & Cosmetics Act. Government have taken many initiatives from time to time to strengthen the drug standardization and quality analysis system and PLIM is known to have played a pivotal role in all these outcomes & achievements, which we can boast of in the area of development of drug standards.

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