Our approach must be evidence-based. While some of the issues can be addressed and evaluated in pilot projects, it will not work without a strong regulatory framework
Modern medicine practitioners are being urged to be more open to working with the traditional or alternative systems of medicine, and to move towards an integrated medicine for the larger good of the patients. While it is appealing in principle, it would be good to examine the practical issues involved. Depending on the level of integration, we can think of three scenarios of existence for these two systems of therapy.
While recognizing the possibilities of hybrid scenarios, for the sake of simplicity I shall call them competitive, coexistent and cooperative.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/how-ayush-and-modern-medicine-can-work-together-9206910/
