Traditional Healing is an important and often underestimated issue of healthcare. It is found in almost all countries of the world and the demand for such services is increasing. Traditional medicine of proven quality, safety, and efficacy, contributes to achieving the goal of ensuring that all people have access to care. According to the World Health Organization (WHO 2013), it is estimated that about 80% of the ailing population in developing countries including Bangladesh depends on traditional healing for their primary healthcare (PHC) needs. What is presently known as ‘conventional medicine’ had its origin in the West. According to the Fifth Plan Document (1992), India has more than half a million traditional healers. This number, of course, includes all practitioners of the Traditional System of medicine both codified and non-codified.

NEIAFMR is providing a Traditional Healing System of Healthcare services in the domain of Bone Setting, Arthritis.