Participants highlighted the need to promote Ayurvedic research, develop Ayurveda-led tourism, introduce rehabilitation services, and ensure the provision of quality treatment at affordable costs. Special attention was also given to establishing formal databases on patient records, treatment methods, and related medical information to streamline services.
The gathering further stressed the importance of producing well-trained Ayurvedic practitioners, improving the quality of professional training, and appointing expert committees to guide policy and sectoral development.
Among those present were Additional Secretary of the Indigenous Medicine Division Samanthi Ranasinghe, Commissioner General of Ayurveda Deepthi Sumanasena, Director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine Professor Suranji Yasawardena, former Director Professor Jayantha Jayawardena, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Moratuwa Professor Senaka Pilapitiya, and Senior Consultant of the World Health Organization Dr. Palitha Abeykoon, along with several other specialists and officials.
