BANGALORE: Every Friday, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans attend a weekly half-day medical camp on their campus in Yelahanka. But, unlike the general medical camps, the doctors here apply Ayurvedic traditions of healing. Over the last several years, the I-AIM Health Care (IHC) centre has been conducting this yeoman service.IHC is an extension of Foundation of Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, which was launched by the Chairman of National Knowledge Commission Sam Pitroda in 1993. IHC is also recognised by several Central ministries for their work. “Ayurveda is more than just a healing system. It is a rich tradition and is more of a art of healthy living. It is evidence-based medical system that has progressive and evolving benefits. It strengthens and rejuvenates the body, mind and soul, which is the need of the hour for our soldiers,” says Dr G G Gangadharan, the medical director of the I-AIM Health Care center.In order to make its research in Ayurveda available to the public, I-AIM launched a Health Centre in its campus near Yelahanka. The well-equipped hospital was built with the help of TATA Foundation and Ratan Tata had inaugurated this last year.The health care center also conducts similar health camps in Sriramanahalli near Rajanukunte on the last Saturday of every month. “Over 60 people makes use this facility,” says Dr Gangadharan. The ayurvedic hospital also lends free service to poor patients by reserving 25 per cent of its beds for the financially poor. “We have the mission of providing efficacious, safe and cost effective health care solutions for contemporary health problems through creative applications of traditional health systems,” explains Dr Gangadharan.The hospital aims making traditional systems of medicine accessible.
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