Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health and Mass Media, Nalinda Jayatissa, led a delegation to India from December 17 to 19 to attend the 2nd WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit in New Delhi, according to the High Commission of India in Colombo.
The summit was held at Bharat Mandapam under the theme “Restoring Balance: The Science and Practice of Health and Well-Being” and was jointly organised by the World Health Organization and India’s Ministry of Ayush.
During the summit, Minister Jayatissa participated in a ministerial roundtable and delivered remarks highlighting Sri Lanka’s experience and long-standing traditions in Ayurveda and traditional healing practices.
While in India, the Sri Lankan minister held bilateral discussions with Anupriya Patel, India’s Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, and Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav, Minister of State with independent charge of the Ministry of Ayush. Talks focused on strengthening cooperation in healthcare and traditional medicine, including regulatory collaboration, research partnerships, and capacity-building initiatives.
On the sidelines of the programme, the minister also visited Apollo Hospitals to study public-private partnership models and review best practices in healthcare delivery. (Newswire)
