05 April 2020 – Ayurvedic medical practitioners requested to find alternative indigenous medicine against COVID-19

Type of Intervention: Other Announcement
Sectors Involved: Health, Indigenous Peoples
Intervention Categories: Research and development
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Ministry of Health; and Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak

Overview: Explore possibilities of finding an alternative traditional medicine to cure COVID-19 pandemic
Full details here: https://alt.army.lk/covid19/content/ayurvedic-medical-practitioners-requested-find-alternative-indigenous-medicine-against-covid

Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Requests made by the practitioners of Ayurveda and Indigenous Medicine
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – other