Question: World Unani Day is observed on February 11 every year to mark the birth anniversary of —
(a) Hakim kashib Khan
(b) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(c) Hakim Amal Khan
(d) Hakim Jamal Khan
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- World Unani Day is observed on February 11 every year to mark the birth anniversary of “Hakim Ajmal Khan”, an eminent Indian Unani physician.
- The first Unani Day was celebrated in 2017 at Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM), Hyderabad.
- The Objective of this day is to spread the awareness in masses and action about healthcare delivery through Unani system of medicine worldwide through its preventive and curative philosophy.
- Unani is an Islamic healing philosophy that includes major elements of ancient Greek medicine.
- The Unani system of medicine has a long and impressive record in India.
- It was introduced in India by the Arabs and Persians sometime around the eleventh century.
- It has the largest number of Unani educational, research and health care institutions.
- The Unani system of medicine originated in Greece.
- Its foundation was laid by Hippocrates.
- The system owes its present form to the Arabs who not only saved much of the Greek literature by rendering it into Arabic but also enriched the medicine of their day with their own contributions.
BY: AMIT GUPTA
Reference: https://www.nhp.gov.in/world-unani-day_mtl