<span style="color: #222222;">Director, Indian System of Medicine (AYUSH), Dr Mohan Singh today said that in order to fight Coronavirus pandemic, the Directorate has procured all immunity-boosting medicines besides ensuring their free availability at all district hospitals. He said that the Directorate with the help of its dedicated staff was ensuring the distribution of AYSUH medicines for preventive health measures and boosting immunity during COVID-19 pandemic. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said serving humanity was a paramount duty of every healthcare professional. In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, entire mankind across the globe is suffering. Enhancing the body's natural defence system (immunity) plays an important role in maintaining optimum health, Dr Singh said.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said ISM constituted a team of District Nodal Officers ISM (AYUSH) and directed them to remain on in view of any exigency. All the District Nodal Officers have been directed to ensure that all frontline workers deployed in COVID-19 duties across all districts of J&K, who are more susceptible to the infection, are provided Immunity Boosting Medicines to enhance their immunity. These immunity booster medicines are being distributed free of cost by the Department of Indian System of Medicine (AYUSH). </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Director informed that the immunity boosting medicines have already been distributed among the frontline workers vital offices across the districts. As per the advisory of Ministry of AYUSH, GoI, Immune-boosting AYUSH medicines were distributed free of cost among employees of all the departments across all districts. The employees are being educated about the universal preventive measures against the spread of COVID-19 including regular hand washing, social distancing, coughing and sneezing etiquettes and other related precautions which they need to take in present crisis. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Besides ISM teams also go out to generate awareness among the people about the efficacy of Indian System of Medicines in the time of pandemic COVID-19, especially among the frontline workers.</span><br />''