International Seminar - Ayurveda for Non Communicable Diseases

Non communicable diseases (NCDs) are the major killer diseases in the world today, causing more deaths than all the other diseases combined. The first WHO Global status report on NCDs 2010, confirms that 36.1 million people died from NCDs in 2008. Nearly 80% of NCD deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries and NCDs are the most frequent causes of death in most countries, except in Africa. World Health Organization predicts that non-communicable conditions will cause over three quarters of all deaths in 2030.
India is passing through an epidemiological and demographic transition leading to the emergence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as a major public health problem, estimated to account for 53% of all deaths and 44% of disability-adjusted life-years lost in 2005. It is also estimated that about 800 000 new cases of cancer are reported to occur every year in India. It is noted that India has the largest number of people with diabetes in the world, with a projected 57•2 million in 2025.
Traditional Ayurveda approaches to health have become all the more relevant in the present century in the context of universal rise of chronic non communicable diseases (NCDs). For these and many other life style related conditions, Ayurveda has much to offer in terms of prevention, treatment, care and comfort. Ayurveda approach to these conditions is holistic, which is a combination of diet, exercise, awareness of environmental influences and the use of herbal remedies.
The international seminar on Ayurveda for Non-Communicable Disease will focus on the strengths of Ayurveda in the prevention and management of NCDs and will be held as part of the Global Ayurveda Festival – Kerala. This 3 day seminar will bring together some of the best theoreticians and clinicians from all over the country and abroad. The sessions will consist of Perspective Building lectures, Key Note lecture on various important aspects of Non-Communicable Diseases, Invited Lectures and Paper presentations.
Papers can be submitted for oral/postal presentation on areas mentioned under the major themes to be covered in the seminar.

Last date for submission of Abstracts : 10 -1-2012
Last date for submission of Full paper : 25-1-2012