Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar launched the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative, the first such scheme in India carried out by nimhans in association with Niti Aayog. Under this program, doctors will be trained in the detection and treatment of mental health patients.
Speaking at the virtual launch program, Sudhakar said the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative is being rolled out in Bengaluru, Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts on a trial basis.
“Since the start of the pandemic, our government has been helping people deal with mental health issues in partnership with NIMHANS. We have conducted thousands of mental health counseling sessions with people infected with Covid and their family members. Since mental health influences the physical health and general well-being of the individual, we need to make sure that everyone is aware of mental health issues and NIMHANS is doing a very good job of bringing mental health care to people. . Under this Brain Health Initiative, even general practitioners will be trained in mental health,” the minister said.
Sudhakar added that there is a need to screen even newborn babies for mental health issues. “Due to various socioeconomic factors, genetic and family problems, many people suffer from mental health problems. This will affect your day to day life and your quality of life. So we need more doctors trained in mental health,” he said.
He reported that the state health department is developing a vision document that will establish a comprehensive roadmap for the review of public health care at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. “There are around 30 senior experts from various disciplines who are working on this report and around 750 experts have contributed to this over the last year. Prime Minister Basavaraj Bommai will complete six months in office on January 28 and this time he will publish the vision document,” he said.
Commenting on the budget expectations, Sudhakar said: “We are in an unprecedented situation where we have to classify the entire economy in pre- and post-COVID-19 periods. I am sure that both the Union and the State budgets will be favorable to the people and will provide the necessary stimulus for general development”.
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