WHO and India's AYUSH Ministry signed a multi-million, five-year agreement in Geneva to advance traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCI) by developing new technical documents for global well-being.

This collaboration will play an important role in the globalization of evidence-informed TCI.

It will also aid in mainstreaming proven TCI practices in national health systems toward achieving universal health coverage and well-being.

India is a steadfast supporter of WHO's TCI Medicine Unit.

India solidified its commitment through a third agreement that focuses on developing benchmark documents and evidence-informed technical products for traditional medicine systems.

In August 2023, the first traditional medicine global summit in Gujarat, India, launched the Gujarat Declaration, emphasizing collaborative efforts to integrate traditional medicine into national health systems.

India's new agreement supports WHO in developing benchmarks for Siddha, herbal medicine safety, and international pharmacopeia, advancing traditional medicine.