Kolkata blessed with India’s first advanced Homoeopathy Virology lab

NewsBharati    13-Sep-2017
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Kolkata, September 13: Kolkata on Tuesday got blessed with India’s first India’s first advanced Homoeopathy Virology. The laboratory, established at a cost of Rs. 8 crore is the only one in India for conducting basic and fundamental research in Homoeopathy for viral diseases like influenza, Japanese encephalitis, dengue, chikungunya, and swine flu. Homeopathy is already a popular practice in West Bengal and the inauguration of this lab will encourage for enhanced practice.

AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the lab. This laboratory has been established to develop new drugs and technologies in Homoeopathy to combat emerging challenges of viral diseases. New drugs and technologies would also be developed here to combat emerging challenges of viral diseases.

The laboratory is recognized by the Calcutta University to undertake research work of the Ph.D. students in the field of homeopathy. Active collaboration is expected from West Bengal’s National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH) and RRIH to impart practical training to the students and research scholars in virus research, both in the laboratory and in the field.

“Government of India is doing everything possible to promote research in various departments of homoeopathy— clinical research, drug standardization and basic research, and encourages new researchers to make India the leader in research arena of homeopathy,” said AYUSH Minister.

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