National Integrated Medical Association
The National Integrated Medical Association (NIMA) is an Indian non-governmental organisation of general practitioners educated in integrated system of medicine which includes study of Modern Medicine and knowledge of ayurveda/unani/siddha with scientific approach.
NIMA is officially established in 1971 with the motive to promote scientific integration of Modern Medicine & Ancient Indian Medicine i.e. ayurveda/unani/siddha.
NIMA is registered in The Office of Charity Commissioner, Brihan Mumbai Region, with registration no. F 2469
First meeting
The first meeting of the NIMA Central Council was held at Delhi on 6-4-1969 which elected P N Awasthi (Bombay) as the president and K S Potdar (Delhi) as the General Secretary of NIMA. There is one more information about the first meeting of NIMA which happened in Gwalior in 1964.
Activities and achievements
National Integrated Medical Association has strongly protested against Union Health Ministry & MCI's proposal to start new three & half years course (BRMS) for rural health.