In which state recently a “ Brain Health Clinic

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Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar inaugurated the 'Brain Health Clinic', a first - of - its - kind initiative under the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative ( KaBHI ) at Bengaluru ’ s Jayanagara government hospital . The Brain Health Clinic will serve as nodal centres to diagnose, treat, refer and follow - up patients with common neurological disorders and ensure that they receive multi - disciplinary care, including counselling, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and disability benefits . The main focus of the KaBHI initiative is to train PHC doctors to diagnose and provide primary care for brain and mental health issues including stroke, epilepsy, parkinson ’ s, brain tumor and dementia . The initiative focuses on training ASHA workers to screen people for such mental health issues which greatly increases speed of diagnosis and treatment, potentially offering a complete cure to some of these diseases . About Karnataka Capital : Bengaluru Chief Minister : Basavaraj Bommai Governor : Thawar Chand Gehlot