Impact Assessment of Effectiveness, Acceptance and Usage of AYUSH Advisories and Measures in Prevention of COVID-19 through AYUSH Sanjivani Mobile Application

JOURNAL TITLE: Journal of Drug Research in Ayurvedic Sciences

Author
1. MM Sharma
2. Shobhit Kumar
3. Leena V Chhatre
4. BCS Rao
5. Ashwin C Chiluveri
6. Rajeshwari Singh
7. Sumeet Goel
8. Deepak Londhe
ISSN
2279-0357
DOI
10.5005/jdras-10059-0097
Volume
5
Issue
1
Publishing Year
2020
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
    1. Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, New Delhi, India
    1. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Nutritional Disorders, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
    1. Assistant Director (Ayurveda) Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, New Delhi, India
    1. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi, India
    1. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Ranikhet, Uttarakhand India
    1. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, India
    1. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, India
    1. Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, New Delhi, India
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    Abstract

    Background: Ministry of AYUSH deals with developing education, research, and propagation of indigenous traditional medicine systems in India, and in view of public health challenge posed by COVID-19, the ministry had issued preventive and prophylactic advisories. Results and discussion: The advisories issued by Ministry comprises interventions from different AYUSH systems of medicine for preventive health measures and also for boosting immunity during COVID-19 crisis. Further, the Ministry has undertaken study through AYUSH Sanjivani mobile app for generating data of large population with a target of 5 million people. Generation of data on effectiveness, acceptance, and usage of AYUSH advocacies and measures among the population and its impact in the prevention of COVID-19 are the core expected outcomes. Conclusion: The present short communication is related to the prophylactic advisories issued by Ministry of AYUSH and details of objectives and expected outcomes of AYUSH Sanjivani mobile application developed by AYUSH Ministry.

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