<span style="color: #222222;">The News Services Division brings glimpses of &quot;The Year that was&quot; in our Special Year Ender series. Today we are taking a look at Role of Ayurveda, Traditional Systems and Yoga in Health and Wellness.<br />” &nbsp;<br />” Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy – &nbsp;AYUSH systems are among the oldest living medical systems used for health and wellbeing.&nbsp; Ministry of Ayush has taken several steps to promote and propagate the Indian system of Medicine and Homoeopathy The use of Ayush systems has increased during the current pandemic due to their unique approaches for strengthening host defence.<br />” <br />” On 21st June this year on the occasion of 7th &nbsp;International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address said that when the whole world is battling the corona pandemic, Yoga has remained a ray of hope.<br />” &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />” AIR correspondent takes a look at the benefits of Yoga and Ayurveda in the prevention and management of Coivd-19. Yoga and Ayurveda with its multi-faceted benefits, is proving to be of immense help to the public. Practice of Yoga helps in improving metabolism, maintaining proper blood circulation, and reducing vulnerability to various ailments like respiratory disorders, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.<br />” <br />” During the pandemic, the polyherbal drug AYUSH 64 and Sidha drug Kabasura Kudineer of Ministry of Ayush have been found to be useful in treating mild to moderate cases of Covid 19.<br />”<br />”The Centre has also decided to set up 12 thousand 500 Health and Wellness Centres through National AYUSH Mission under Ayushman Bharat in a phased manner till 2023-24. So far, a total of 4 thousand 464 facilities are approved for up-gradation as &nbsp;Health and Wellness Centres out of which 2 thousand 322 units are functional.&nbsp;</span>