INTEGRATED AYURVEDA NURSING DEGREE

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Context - The Union Government is in the process to initiate India’s first integrated Ayurveda nursing degree programme.

Details

The integrated Ayurveda nursing degree programme is an effort to offer the best medical healthcare system to patients.
The syllabus of the programme will be designed by the All India Institute of Ayurveda.
- Inputs from top professionals in both allopathic and Ayurveda fields.
There would be a provision for a residency programme where nursing students would take theory classes and work in the hospital to gain practical experience.
The programme will be designed on the formula of 80:20 (80% Practical and 20% Theory).

Significance of the Step

It will help to produce enough healthcare workers to meet health-Care Challenges.
Minimize opportunities for rent-Seeking in medical education and practice.
It will design a new Medical Curriculum according to the modern-day healthcare challenges.
The government working on increasing the number of MBBS and matching postgraduate seats, but we also need to ensure that the current healthcare needs of our population are fulfilled.
- Many Countries have successfully addressed this problem by training non-doctors in basic medicine.
A New System of trained health workers is needed, who after training should be equipped to provide the first line of care for acute conditions and to make referrals to a regular doctor.

Way Forward

India has one doctor for 1,700 people, compared to the WHO norm of 1:1000, and most of these doctors are in urban areas, but nearly 70% of Indians live in rural areas.
- With appropriate bridge Courses, Sound regulatory and licensing mechanisms, Ayush degree holders or graduates should be given a chance to help Serve India’s Primary healthcare needs.