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Robin Uthappa has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Karnataka Brain Health Initiative

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• Diagnosis and timely treatment of common neurological problems
• What problems are treated – epilepsy, headache, stroke, dementia and brain infections
• Diagnosis can be done from the grassroots level of primary health centres, secondary-level district hospitals and NIMHANS at the tertiary level in Karnataka
• Launched by State government in association with NIMHANS and Niti Ayog in January
• Preparations to start Brain Health Clinics in the three pilot hospitals – Jayanagar General hospital in Bengaluru Urban, SNR Hospital in Kolar and District Hospital in Chickballapur – has begun, the government has appointed cricketer Robin Uthappa as the brand ambassador for brain and mental health programmes
• The pilot project has also been announced in this year’s State Budget
• Brain health promoting activities such as physical exercises, yoga, sports, traditional art and crafts, stress reduction and nutritional support will be initiated in three pilot districts
• Overall 180 doctors, including 26 neurologists from NIMHANS, are involved