One Nation, One Health System' In Indian Context: Do we need a serious debate before we pitch in?

Integrative biology for integrative medicine: A complete approach

“…The plan aims to include all AYUSH systems of medicine, on a par with modern medicine. Medical colleges and universities will teach similar syllabuses [ 3 ]. Graduating students will understand all such systems of medicine, and be able to specialise either in one of modern medicine's specialties or one of AYUSH's.…”

“…In contrast, India's complementary systems of medicine, Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha & Sowa-Rigpa, and Homeopathy, together known as AYUSH, all use self-healing abilities that are inherent in the physiology [ 3 ]. Their power to do so is based on different understandings of health and pathology; one where health is understood in terms of ‘balance’ between different physiological process, while pathology is seen in terms of corresponding ‘imbalances’ – as depicted in the Graphical Abstract.…”

One Health System Strengthening in India: Co-creating One Health Workforce to Combat Future Pandemics

“…[ 10 ] Although India has some flagship movements like formulating One Health Consortium,[ 11 ] and National Institute of One Health[ 12 ] established jointly by ICMR and ICAR, the key focus is toward the clinical aspect in increasing preparedness and laboratory capabilities for the identification of novel and unknown zoonotic agents. A year back, India headed toward implementing an integrated health system called “ One Nation, One Health System ,”[ 13 ] which would integrate modern and traditional systems of medicine like Allopathy, Ayurveda, and Homeopathy in education, medical practice, and research. Although this is a remarkable decision, the core principle of One Health is missed in this initiative.…”