The Union ministry of Ayush is establishing a Research Institute of Homoeopathy and Unani under the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) respectively at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra. This institute will be a premier institute in the state of Maharashtra engaged in research activities in Homoeopathy and Unani medicine.

CCRH and CCRUM are apex bodies for research under the ministry of Ayush.

These regional institutes of Homoeopathy & Unani medicine will be completed within 18 months. When these institutes will be fully operational, there shall be provision of world class Homoeopathy & Unani treatment, apart from undertaking research in incurable diseases like HIV/AIDS, cancer, chronic skin diseases like psoriasis, vitiligo etc. These institutes shall have state of the art laboratories and investigation facilities where patients can be given treatment with modern outlook.

Interdisciplinary research is very important in the field of medicine, since Mumbai is already having various institutes of repute like IIT Mumbai, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Institute of Chemical Technology, National Institute of Virology, Pune. Path breaking research is possible in the much neglected field of Homoeopathy and Unani systems with active collaboration of these institutes.

Union minister of state (Independent Charge) for Ayush Shripad Yesso Naik laid the foundation stone for the construction of this premier research institute of Homoeopathy and Unani recently. Speaking on the occasion, Naik said that high quality research in Homoeopathy & Unani medicine is essential for the growth, further development and their scientific usage in healthcare systems. The ministry of Ayush is committed for the strengthening of all existing research institutes, he emphasized.

This upcoming institute is a significant step of the government for inculcating research aptitude in students of various colleges already functional in Maharashtra, he explained and assured full cooperation of the Central government in the development of Ayush systems in Maharashtra. He emphasized that government of Maharashtra should utilise provisions of centrally sponsored schemes and establish Homoeopathic and Unani colleges in the government sector. There is need to give employment to Homoeopathic and Unani doctors at primary healthcare, he said.

Also present on this occasion was Prashant Thakur, member of legislative assembly, Maharashtra. He affirmed that the development of the research institute will lead to the identification of strength areas of the Ayush systems, which can be translated to effective and efficient public health delivery system. He emphasized that in the Kharghar district, there are tribal areas that are underserved. This institution should provide special care to tribal areas.