PM Modi lays foundation stone of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar.

He laid the foundation stone in the presence of the Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO). Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) will be the first and only global outpost centre for traditional medicine across the world. It will emerge as an international hub of global wellness.

I thank PM Modi for USD 250mn investment to establish the centre with an interim office… & a 10-yr commitment for operating costs. From the day I spoke to PM Modi, his commitment was amazing & I knew that this centre will be in good hands: WHO DG Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pic.twitter.com/qyFL4KcI2c

— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2022

PM Modi is on a three-day visit to Gujarat. Earlier in the day, he dedicated to the nation a new dairy complex and potato processing plant at Diyodar, Banaskantha district, built at a cost of over Rs. 600 crores.