Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the 10th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo 2024 at Dehradun on 12 December 2024. The first Ayurveda Conference was orgainsed in Kochi, Kerala, in 2002.
It is organised every two years, and the 9th edition of the World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo was held in Goa from 8-11 December 2022.
The 10th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo 2024 will be held in Dehradun from 12-15th December 2024.
The World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo 2024 are being organised by the Union Ministry of Ayush and the World Ayurveda Foundation.
The 10th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo 2024 theme is Digital Health- an Ayurveda Perspective.
Digital health refers to the use of information and communications technology and its related hardware in health care. It includes wearable technology, telehealth and telemedicine, mobile Health apps, Electronic Health Records, and Electronic Medical Records.
The World Ayurveda Foundation established the World Ayurveda Congress to promote Ayurveda as a healthcare system in India and Abroad. People from all disciplines from India and abroad participate in the Congress and present their research works related to Ayurveda and allied sciences.
The Arogaya Expo showcases the Ayurvedic products of the leading Ayurvedic institutions in India and abroad.
Edition |
Host |
Theme |
Organiser |
1 (30 October-4 November 2022) |
Kochi, Kerala |
Ayurveda and World Health |
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Vijnana Bharati |
2nd (6–12 November 2006) |
Pune, Maharashtra |
Globalisation of Ayurveda |
University of Pune; Union Ministry of Ayush, Vijnana Bharati |
3rd (16-21 December 2010) |
Jaipur, Rajasthan |
Mainstreaming Ayurveda |
Union Ministry of Ayush, Vijnana Bharati, National Institute of Ayurveda |
4th (9-13 December 2010) |
Bengaluru, Karnataka |
Ayurveda for All |
Union Ministry of Ayush, Vijnana Bharati, Government of Karnataka. |
5th (7-10 December 2012) |
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
Enriching Public Health through Ayurveda |
World Ayurveda Foundation & Govt. of Madhya Pradesh |
6th (6-9 December 2014) |
New Delhi |
Health Challenges & Ayurveda |
Union Ministry of Ayush & World Ayurveda Foundation |
7th (1-4 December 2016) |
Science City, Kolkata |
Strengthening the Ayurveda Eco System |
Ministry of Ayush & World Ayurveda Foundation |
8th (14-17 December 2018) |
Ahmedabad Gujarat |
Re-aligning the Focus on Health |
Ministry of Ayush & World Ayurveda Foundation |
9th (8-11 December 2022) |
Goa |
Ayurveda for one Health |
Ministry of Ayush & World Ayurveda Foundation |
10th (12-15 December 2024) |
Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
Digital Health Ayurveda Perspective |
Ministry of Ayush & World Ayurveda Foundation |