Ayurvedic treatment centres in Australia

The Indigenous Medicine Ministry will set up three Ayurvedic centers in Perth, Melbourne, and Canberra in Australia, in response to requests by Sri Lankans living in these cities.

These treatment centers will get the service of Ayurvedic doctors including specialists and a well trained staff while the medicines required will be provided by the Ministry.

The centers will be managed by Sri Lankans in Australia. The activities of these three centers are supervised by the National Ayurvedic Trust established by the Ministry.

The initial treatment through these centers will be provided at a promotional rate and with the improvements and the stabilisation of these centers they will be maintained as individual bodies without Ministry funding.

Any profit gained through these centers will be directed to the National Ayurvedic Trust which is instituted with the objective of assisting and improving the local Ayurvedic sector. The Ministry has also been requested by Sri Lankans living in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane to seek the possibility of establishing such centers in their cities with the success of the activities of the initial three centers.

According to Indigenous Medicine Minister Tissa Karaliyadde in addition to promoting Ayurvedic medicine to the international community it will also boost the tourism industry in Sri Lanka.