A Health Minister would initiate on priority basis; a process of developing the concept, practice, teaching and research of holistic health and holistic medicine, which would prepare the foundation of democratization of health care and empowerment of patients, doctors and all the health care workers.

1. HEALTH
MINISTER
AND
NAMASMARAN
DR
SHRINIWAS
JANARDAN
KASHALIKAR

2. Student: Sir, what do you think is an essential activity for a central
health minister?
Teacher: Like any other minister; a health minister would be much
better off if he pursues self realization through a simple and easy way
such as the practice and promotion of NAMASMARAN.
Student: How would it help?
Teacher: He would grow from within. He would become more
objective. He would get freed from subjective elements.
He would become more His vision, thinking, feelings, attitudes,
passions, motivation, policies, plans, programs and their
implementation; would be evolved. He would become more
benevolent to the society at large and consequently to the world.
Student: Can you give an example?
Teacher: Yes! He would initiate on priority basis; a process of
developing the concept, practice, teaching and research of holistic
health and holistic medicine, which would prepare the foundation of
democratization of health care and empowerment of patients, doctors
and all the health care workers.
He would take decisions to ensure optimal working hours and working
conditions for all the health workers, including doctors and nurses.
He would initiate the process of cultivating medicinal herbs and
encourage the inexpensive and noninvasive modalities of treatment
and rehabilitation such as massage, yoga and panchakarma.

3. He would initiate a process of collaboration with environmental
ministry and bring restriction on chemical pollution resulting from
mismanaged industries; and chemical and noise pollution and vehicular
road accidents resulting from lopsided cancerous production and
marketing of small vehicles.
He would initiate a process of finding out the causes of growing
garbage, sullage and sewage and solutions to control this growth and
improve its disposal.
I am sure the experts with holistic perspective can provide much more
detailed and far more constructive suggestions.
Student: You mean to say that the present arbitrary approach would
not succeed?
Teacher: From the present piecemeal and sectarian approach we have
to evolve a holistic approach. Even the collaboration with other
ministries such as agriculture, food supply, energy, laws etc. are
essential for evolving and consolidating such a holistic and efficient
approach to health care and health promotion.
Student: This perspective holds true for all the ministers.
Teacher: Yes. That is true.
Student: Will this happen?
Teacher: This is a need of hour...rather this is compulsion of time. This
will happen.