The Ministry of Ayush has functional academic AYUSH chairs at Bangladesh, Australia, Mauritius, Latvia, and Malaysia.
The initiative at foreign institutes is a part of India's broader efforts to promote AYUSH systems of medicine, internationally.
Establishing AYUSH Chairs in foreign universities is a key strategy for fostering international collaboration, research, and promoting AYUSH's benefits.
The Chair usually aim to advance the academic exchange, research, and public awareness of AYUSH, contributing to its recognition and acceptance in the host country.
India signed 24 Country to Country MoUs for Cooperation in field of Traditional Medicine and Homoeopathy with foreign nations.
It signed 15 MoUs with International Institutes for setting up of AYUSH Academic Chairs in foreign nations.