Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha (IND) – Chief Guest

Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India

Vaidya Dr. Rajesh Kotecha, MD (Ayu), is Secretary of the Ministry of Ayush of the Indian government and one of the most influential figures in the global development of Ayurveda. As an experienced Ayurvedic physician and health policy maker, he plays a key role in shaping strategies for integrating traditional medicine into modern health care systems—both in India and internationally.

His work is strongly driven by a commitment to further developing Ayurveda as a socially effective and accessible healthcare system. Under his leadership, key initiatives have been advanced to strengthen Ayurveda in public healthcare, education, and prevention—with a particular focus on resilience, health promotion, and sustainable care models.

He played a key role in supporting the further development of leading institutions such as the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) in Jamnagar, as well as the expansion of international partnerships and global dialogue platforms. In this context, the Ministry of Ayush is also actively involved in international initiatives such as the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he advocated for the integration of Ayurvedic approaches into public healthcare, placing particular emphasis on prevention, immune support, and holistic care.

As the guest of honor at the 2026 Ayurveda Symposium, he embodies a vision of Ayurveda as a socially relevant, internationally connected, and forward-looking health culture.

Ayurvedic management of Covid-19 in India

Year: 2021

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» Major initiatives of Ministry of AYUSH in combating COVID-19 in India

Year: 2020

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» AYUSH systems have significantly contributed in the past bringing down the infirmities by its unique modalities which includes pharmacological, non-pharmacological interventions, diet, lifestyle and other practices. Ministry of AYUSH is actively working in the present COVID-19 pandemic situation by initiating various activities like releasing self care guidelines for preventive health measures to boost immunity and guidelines for uniform management of COVID-19 pandemic for registered practitioners. AYUSH has initiated various clinical studies (prophylactic and add-on interventions of AYUSH systems), impact of AYUSH based prophylactic population based survey studies to address the challenges of COVID-19 at more than 50 locations in 25 states of the country and impact of AYUSH advocacies and AYUSH measures to prevent current pandemic. These ongoing studies will definitely generate scientific evidences which will lead to greater acceptability of AYUSH systems of healthcare.

Ama - Origin, symptoms, therapy

Year: 2016

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Pilot study on treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with Ayurveda and Yoga in three regions of India

Year: 2019

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