The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-Kerala will host the 5th edition of the Global Ayurveda Summit and the 10th edition of the Kerala Health Tourism 2023 – International Conference and Exposition at Adlux International Convention Centre, Angamaly, on October 26 and 27.
These concurrent events are aimed at positioning Kerala as the preferred destination for medical value tourism and are being supported by the Ministry of Ayush and the Government of Kerala, Dr. P.M. Varier, convener of the event and chief physician and managing trustee of Arya Vaidyasala, Kottakkal, told the media here on Tuesday. Quoting a study done by the Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP) five years ago, he said the Ayurveda system of medicine was relied on just by approximately 10% of India’s population.
