India’s first brain health clinic launched in Bengaluru

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Category : National Published on: July 26 2022

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On World Brain Day, Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar inaugurated India’s first brain health clinic under the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI) at Jayanagar General Hospital.
Brain Health Clinic at Jayanagar General Hospital, Bengaluru established by the state health dept under the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (KaBHI) in association with NIMHANS.
The 'KaBHI' initiative aims to train PHC doctors to diagnose and provide primary care for brain and mental health issues including stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson's, brain tumor and dementia.
Two more Brain Health Clinics will be inaugurated soon in Kolar and Chikkaballapura districts of Karnataka.