Wednesday May 15, 2013
Kabul (BNA) The first seminar on herbal medicine of Afghanistan was organized by the Ministry of Information and Culture in Kabul.
The seminar was attended by Nematullah Shahrani presidential advisor in religious affairs, some members of national assembly, deputy ministers of information and culture, public health, higher education, doctors and traditional practitioners of Kabul.
At the start the message of President Karzai was read out by Dr. Faizullah Kakar presidential advisor that read in part:
“Traditional knowledge has its role in cultural heritage of every society and ultimately it is linked with the contemporary science and knowledge and the present knowledge in reality is an advanced form of traditional advanced knowledge.
The message praises the ministry of information and culture for initiating the seminar and the work of seminar has been considered as positive.
Dr. Raheen said at the seminar that treatment in Islamic culture has its lofty place and the Islam religion attached significant importance to the science and medicinal science.
The Muslim believes that Almighty Allah has created something for treatment of any pains and this depends of the people to find it out.
Touching on the works of scientists in this area after emergence of Islam said that all findings with respect to medicine is acceptable by Islam religion and the pre-Islamic medicine also had its impacts on the Islamic medicine for Islam accepts scientific thinking and seeks cooperation in this area.
He added that Afghanistan especially Kabul has been the center for production and export of herbal medicine to the civilized world.
Mohammad Osman Baburi deputy minister of higher education, Dr. Abdul Basir deputy minister of public health and Dr. Ahamd Shah Wali representative of WHO in Kabul read out the message of their respective organs which praised the initiative of information and culture ministry for organization this seminar.
The seminar will continue for two days.
