A five-year-long research initiative on tribal health was launched in Chamarajanagar district on Wednesday.
The first-of-its-kind initiative called Centre for Training, Research and Innovation on Tribal Health (CTRITH) has been launched by the Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru, along with JSS Medical College in Mysuru, and Indian Institute of Public Health in Bengaluru, to conduct research, innovation and training on genetic diseases and hemoglobinopathies among the tribal communities.
Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar Charulatha Somal, who inaugurated the project on Wednesday, said that concern over the health of tribal communities continues despite the government’s programmes to eradicate malnutrition among them.
