To support the establishment of Global Centre for Traditional Medicine, and its related infrastructure and operational expenditure, Government of India has committed $250 million.
In 2023, the first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit was held in Gujarat, India alongside the G20 health ministerial meeting.
According to the WHO, the vast majority of member states use traditional medicine and "have requested evidence and data to inform policies, standards and regulation for its safe, cost-effective and equitable use.
"[1] The establishment of Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar[2] was announced on 3 November 2020 by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus.
[4] The centre is set up with the Initial Investment of $250 million support from Indian Government to meet its infrastructural and operational costs.