NIMHANS to be part of global project to tackle encephalitis

NIMHANS will be a part of an international project, ‘Brain Infections Global’, funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), Liverpool, U.K. The other collaborating centre in India is Christian Medical College, Vellore. Two other nations – Malawi in Africa and Brazil in South America – are also participating. V. Ravi, retired professor of neuro virology, NIMHANS, told reporters on Monday that the project aims to establish a standard care package for improving diagnosis and early hospital management of patients with suspected acute brain infections. A press release stated that a standard care package will be developed to improve the early diagnosis and management in Acute Brain Infections. It is envisaged that this ‘model’ programme on brain infection management will pave the way for such programmes being implemented in other States as well.