Ayurveda is One of India’s Greatest Gifts to Humanity and a Trusted Partner to Modern Medicine, Says Dr. Prathap C. Reddy on the 1st National Ayurveda Day 2025

In today’s rapidly evolving and complex healthcare environment, the relevance of Ayurveda has only grown stronger. Rooted in the principles of prevention, personalization, and whole-person care, Ayurveda has pioneered a holistic model of health and wellbeing for centuries. Marking India’s first National Ayurveda Day, today, is therefore of critical significance. It comes at a time when non communicable diseases are rising, post-pandemic self-awareness about immunity and resilience is at peak, and the need for sustainable, preventive healthcare is more urgent than ever. The day underscores Ayurveda’s growing role not just as India’s cultural heritage, but as a future-ready system of medicine that aligns with national priorities in health, wellness, and economic growth.

Commemorating India’s first National Ayurveda Day, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group in a special video message said

Ayurveda is one of the greatest gifts of India to humanity. It is renowned and respected globally as a science that goes beyond treatment, offering a complete philosophy of life with wellbeing in body-mind-spirit. From preventing and managing chronic diseases, to contributing to rehabilitation after cancer, stroke, or cardiac events, etc., Ayurveda stands as a trusted partner to modern medicine.

Through personalized lifestyle guidance, diet, mind-body practices, and detox therapies including Panchakarma, Purvakarma and Paschathkarma and other special procedures in eye-care, ENT and surgery, Ayurveda is well positioned to offer a holistic framework to tackle today’s health challenges while working in harmony with modern medicine.

Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals and Chairperson, Apollo AyurVAID Hospitals said, "The world is increasingly turning to India for its Ayurveda wisdom reflecting a growing global interest in holistic health and wellness. At Apollo, we are privileged to contribute to this movement by advancing a vision where India emerges as a global leader in preventive, promotive, and curative care across the life cycle of human beings."

Over millennia, Ayurveda has demonstrated its efficacy in managing a wide range of non-communicable and communicable disorders, including musculoskeletal & neurological disorders, digestive and respiratory ailments, metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity, dermatological issues, and reproductive health concerns, among many others. It has also played a vital role in managing chronic pain, boosting immunity, and correcting metabolic dysregulation, gut dysbiosis and underlying inflammation. Emerging research and patient case studies underscore the future of healthcare as true, patient-centered, integrative care.

Mr. Rajiv Vasudevan, Founder & CEO, Apollo AyurVAID, added, “For over two decades, Apollo AyurVAID has been dedicated to delivering Precision Ayurveda with an unwavering focus on safety, quality, and measurable clinical outcomes. As we enter the next decade, it is vital for stakeholders across industry, academia, research, and government to come together with a ‘patient-first’ approach, reimagining the healthcare delivery model. The future of healthcare is not about choosing one system over another; it requires a collective, integrative approach.”

This year’s theme ‘Ayurveda for People & Planet’ resonates deeply with the need for collective action to advance Ayurveda for both human and planetary wellbeing. Precision Ayurveda shall help India propel itself into the front ranks of developed nations, to become Viksit Bharat.

About Apollo AyurVAID

Apollo AyurVAID Hospitals (www.ayurvaid.com) is India’s leading chain of protocols-driven, precision Ayurveda hospitals and integrative care centres for chronic disease reversal/management, and sustained wellbeing. Since its inception in 2005, Apollo AyurVAID has been committed to transforming Ayurveda into a mainstream system of medicine with Ayurveda hospitals and clinics spread across Bengaluru, Chennai, New Delhi, Kochi, Almora and Hyderabad and soon expanding to Mumbai and other major Indian cities.

Founded in 2005 and part of the Apollo group since 2022, Apollo AyurVAID has emerged as a pivotal force in formalising Ayurveda-led integrative care, developing a unique care model that combines Ayurveda medical science with clinical rigour. The chain of hospitals has demonstrated an impactful model of seamless, integrative care across specialties including neurology, oncology, nephrology, obstetrics and gynaecology, and metabolic disorders, with a focus on adjuvant therapy, palliative care, rehabilitation. Apollo AyurVAID’s unique ‘Whole Person Care’ approach considers the whole person to treat multimorbidity, not just at symptom level but at root-cause level, and supports health across the entire life cycle, from prevention and treatment to rehabilitation, survivorship and wellbeing.

The first and only Ayurveda institution to receive the prestigious QCI DL Shah National Quality Award (2012), Apollo AyurVAID is also India’s first NABH-accredited Ayurveda hospital (2010). It is also the first to gain NABH accreditation for Ayurveda para surgery (2013) and five hospitals in its countrywide network are NABH-accredited. In 2023, it became the first and only QAI-accredited Ayurveda and integrative medicine based Transition Care Centre in India.

It has recently launched ‘Tested Safe’ Ayurveda classical medicines- a pioneering first globally whereby consumers may ascertain safety of medicine by scanning a QR code on each bottle-label and see the test report applicable to that bottle.

Apollo AyurVAID is today India’s fastest growing integrated Ayurveda health enterprise.