AIIMS and GMPSF Host sixteenth India Probiotic Symposium, Spotlighting Intestine Well being’s Rising Position in Preventive Healthcare

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New Delhi [India], April 7: The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in collaboration with the Intestine Microbiota and Probiotic Science Basis (India), hosted the sixteenth India Probiotic Symposium on March 27-28, 2026 on the Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, AIIMS, New Delhi. The symposium, themed “Intestine Microbiome and Probiotics: Affect from Cradle to Centenarians,” introduced collectively main clinicians, researchers and world specialists, to deliberate on the increasing position of microbiome science, in preventive and medical healthcare.
This system commenced with a Welcome Notice by Prof. N.Ok. Ganguly, President, Intestine Microbiota and Probiotic Science Basis (India), Former Director Basic, Indian Council of Medical Analysis, and Senior Advisor, International Well being Methods, New Delhi, India, who set the tone for the symposium by highlighting the rising significance of microbiome science in shaping the way forward for preventive healthcare and medical observe.
The Chief Visitor Handle by Shri Rajiv Gauba, Member, NITI Aayog highlighted the crucial position of the intestine microbiome in strengthening immunity, supporting metabolism and advancing preventive healthcare in India. He cautioned that the nation’s altering dietary patterns, notably the elevated consumption of ultra-processed meals, might have far-reaching penalties on long-term public well being and nationwide productiveness.

Linking well being to nationwide improvement, Shri Gauba ji famous that investing in healthcare is important for constructing a productive workforce and realizing the imaginative and prescient of Viksit Bharat. Citing reforms resembling Ayushman Bharat, Jan Aushadhi and Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, he acknowledged their position in bettering healthcare entry and lowering expenditure, whereas additionally stressing the necessity to handle persistent gaps in affordability and accessibility. He additional urged the medical and scientific neighborhood to advertise generic medicines, leverage digital well being and telemedicine, counter misinformation within the probiotics house, and combine India’s conventional information programs with cutting-edge genomics to place the nation as a pacesetter in translational microbiome analysis.
A key educational spotlight of the symposium was the session on “Deciphering a Intestine Microbiome Research – What the Information Actually Means?” delivered by Prof. Vineet Ahuja, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. The session drew consideration to the rising significance of deciphering microbiome knowledge with scientific rigor and medical relevance, notably as microbiome-based interventions proceed to realize traction in preventive and customized healthcare.
Dr. Neerja Hajela, Basic Secretary, Intestine Microbiota and Probiotic Science Basis (India) emphasised that the two-day symposium will characteristic scientific shows highlighting intestine microbial modifications throughout varied phases of the human lifecycle and likewise rising curiosity in microbiome-based interventions in preventive healthcare. Deliberations can even embrace discussions concerning the impression of food regimen and life-style on intestine ecology, and the position of microbiome and probiotic science in combating circumstances resembling malnutrition, weight problems, diabetes, gastrointestinal problems, and age-related well being challenges.
The symposium additionally provided a window of alternative to younger researchers to share and focus on their analysis in addition to a face – face interplay with stalwarts within the area. With greater than nineteen (19) Nationwide and Worldwide specialists deliberating and sharing the most recent science, the sixteenth India Probiotic Symposium served as an vital platform to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration and speed up the interpretation of microbiome analysis into real-world medical observe. As intestine well being more and more emerges as a key pillar of preventive drugs, the symposium strengthened the necessity for sustained scientific dialogue, public consciousness and innovation to enhance well being outcomes throughout the lifespan.
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