The Ayurvedic Charitable Hospital in London has proposed to set up small charitable hospitals in developing countries, including India. The aim is to help the underprivileged population in the developing countries to provide access to ayurvedic medical care and also to set up ayurvedic model villages, plantations of ayurvedic herbs and training schools.
Each centre will be managed by two qualified ayurvedic doctors and at least three practitioners and interns. The Agastya foundation in India will support each hospital by providing a mobile van to spread ayurvedic and Indian philosophical education to the rural areas.
Selection of the patients will be based on the condition they suffer from and the ability of ayurveda to cure it, or at least provide a better quality of life. All treatments at the hospital will be free including the initial assessment, food, accommodation and medication, said sources.
The hospital plans to offer health benefits to people who cannot afford complementary medicine and those who suffer from chronic illness for which there is no cure available.
The Ayurvedic Charitable Hospital in London has already treated over 150 patients with chronic conditions such as arthritis, depression, diabetes, haemiplegia, heart disease, migraine, back pain, insomnia, etc.