Pioneering Holistic Healthcare
In an exclusive interview with Double Helical, Dr (Prof) R. K. Tuli, popularly hailed as the “Father of Holistic Medicine”, says that holistic medicine is an ultimate way of treatment. He is the unequivocal pioneer of integrative healthcare in India. He established the world’s first-ever Department of Holistic Medicine at Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, in 1995—thirty years ago. This initiative was inspired and supported by the visionary guidance of Apollo’s Founder and Chairman, Padma Vibhushan Dr Prathap C. Reddy, who had then prophesied: “Holistic Medicine will be the medicine of the 21st century.”
That prediction has since been vindicated, with the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsing integrative approaches and India incorporating holistic healthcare into its National Health Policy.
This issue of Double Helical is dedicated to celebrating 30 years of holistic medicine and the pioneering contribution of Dr Tuli in shaping this field.