The Symposium is organized by Central Council for Research in Siddha Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India, National Institute of Siddha, Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India, Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy Govt. of Tamil Nadu & SEED Trust Tirunelveli on 9^th September 2023.

It is aimed to tackle the burden of Diabetes which is increasing globally, and in developing economies like India, mainly fuelled by the increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity and unhealthy lifestyles. According to the ICMR-INDIAB-17 national cross sectional study estimates, the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in India is 101 million and 136 million, respectively that are much higher than earlier estimates in 2019 (77 million), which is expected to rise to over 134 million by 2045. Approximately 57% of these individuals remain undiagnosed.

Uncontrolled diabetes leads to increased risk of vascular disease and much of the burden of type 2 diabetes is caused by macrovascular (cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and peripheral artery diseases) and microvascular (retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy) complications. Diabetic complications are the significant cause for increased premature morbidity and mortality among individuals with diabetes, leading to reduced life expectancy and financial and other costs of diabetes leading to profound economic burden on the Indian health care system.

To curb the epidemic of diabetes and its associated complications, there is a need for a multipronged strategy including equipping the AYUSH students and physicians to handle the epidemic.

Prof. Dr. R. Meenakumari, Director General, (Additional Charge), CCRS & Director, National Institute of Siddha, Chennai will offer welcome address & Opening remarks. 

Dr. G. Sivaraman, Managing Director, Arogya Health Care Pvt. Ltd., & Member, State Planning Commission, Tamil Nadu will deliver Thematic address – “Vision, Scope & Targets in DM management with Siddha Science”.

Dr. Soumya Swaminathan Former Chief Scientist, World Health Organization & Chairman, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai will Keynote address.

There will be 5 Plenary Sessions by eminent scientists on different aspects of Diabetes such as Current Trends in diagnosis, Protocols for Diabetic Research, Pathophysiology as per Siddha, Research undertaken using Siddha formulations and Dietary regimen.

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