‘Traditional, modern medical practitioners should collaborate’

Dr Memon says the ancient treatment methods and remedies of Eastern medicine are also effective

Traditional and modern medical practitioners should work together to resolve the pressing issues faced by the healthcare sector today, asserted Sindh Healthcare Commission director Dr Farhana Memon.

She was speaking at the concluding session of the Fifth Hamdard International Conference on 'Alternative Medicine: Responsibilities and Challenges,' held at Hamdard University's Madinat al Hikmah campus.

Stressing the importance of such conferences for the promotion of Eastern medicine, she urged the National Council for Tibb to initiate dialogue with all stakeholders and provide recommendations to solve healthcare issues in the country.

Dr Memon said that according to new research, breastfeeding was a healthy practice that had unfortunately been given up by much of the urban population. "We have to adopt these old practices," she said, adding that it had been the practice of elders for centuries.

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"The ancient treatment methods and remedies given by Eastern medicine are also very effective," she stated, telling the audience to spread the work of prominent medical researcher Hakim Saeed and his accomplishments in the field of Tibb so that more people could benefit from his discoveries.

During the session, Dr Ejaz Mohiuddin, the dean of Hamdard University's faculty of Eastern Medicine, and Hakim Abdul Bari of Hamdard Laboratories also presented their papers.

Those present at the concluding session submitted and approved several recommendations for the sector, such as encouraging collaboration between academia and the industry to develop evidence-based alternative medicine, conducting student and faculty exchanges, and the standardisation of medicines and therapy.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 16^th, 2020.