express news service
BENGALURU: The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans) has treated more than 1000 patients in the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI) launched by Minister of Health Dr K Sudhakar in July. The initiative was launched in the urban districts of Chikkaballapura, Kolar and Bengaluru, and in total 1,249 patients were treated in various general hospitals.
Dr. Suvarna Alladi, a Nimhans professor of neurology, said an analysis report showing the challenges and findings identified in treating patients so far will be published soon. She said the goal is to provide good quality care to all people. They are public health doctors who provide advice remotely and have created care pathways to train and dispatch doctors across districts to provide follow-up care. They are taking initiatives to ensure that multidisciplinary care is also provided at the grassroots level.
People often don’t end up taking medication for conditions like stroke and epilepsy, Dr. Suvarna explained, so they were trying to educate patients about the importance of taking medication, as it can reduce the chance of a stroke. second stroke, for example.
Ka-BHI is the first initiative of its kind in India, with the aim of promoting brain health in the community from primary health centers to secondary level district hospitals and Nimhans at the tertiary level. It was released on January 25 by Dr. Sudhakar. CM Bommai, in his budget speech, had announced the start of brain health pilot projects in Kolar, Chikkaballapura and Bengaluru South. Nimhans aims to extend the initiative to other districts as well and is submitting a proposal for the same. as well as in association with the Karnataka health department.
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