For early diagnosis and timely treatment of common neurological problems, such as epilepsy, headache, stroke, dementia and brain infections, from the grassroots level of primary health centres, a brain health clinic was inaugurated at the State-run Jayanagar General Hospital. It was set up under the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI).
Recognising the need to improve treatment and prevent neurological disorders in the community, the State government in association with NIMHANS and Niti Aayog launched Ka-BHI in January. The idea is to diagnose and treat neurological issues from the grassroots level of primary health centres to secondary-level district hospitals and then NIMHANS at the tertiary level. Chief MInister Basavaraj Bommai announced the initiative in the State Budget in March.
NIMHANS has trained 100 doctors at the PHC level for brain health clinics in the three pilot districts of Bengaluru South, Kolar and Chickballapur. Brain health clinics will also be started at SNR Hospital in Kolar and District Hospital in Chickballapur.
