The agreement marks the beginning of a dedicated Traditional Medicine module under the International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI). 

• The new traditional medicine module under ICHI grants global recognition to Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, and Siddha systems, standardizing their therapies, such as Panchakarma and Yoga, into globally recognized scientific terms.

About the International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)

• Definition: ICHI is a common tool for reporting and analysing health interventions for clinical and statistical purposes. It complements WHO’s ICD-11 (See box)
  • Health intervention: An act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or a population whose purpose is to assess, improve, maintain, promote or modify health, functioning or health conditions.
• Developed by:  World Health Organization (WHO) and WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC). 
• ICHI covers all sectors of the health system: Acute care, Mental health, Primary care, Rehabilitation, Prevention, Public health, Traditional medicine, etc.

Dedicated Traditional Medicine module under ICHI brings multiple benefits:

• Transparent billing and fair pricing for Ayush services.
• Smoother integration of Ayush treatments in health insurance coverage.
• Enhanced hospital management, clinical documentation, and health research.
• Greater global accessibility to Ayush interventions.