• The WHO has awarded NIMHANS with the prestigious Nelson Mandela Award for 2024.

• The Nelson Mandela Award, established in 2019, is awarded to individuals or institutes that have made exceptional health promotion contributions.

• Dr. Pratima Murthy, the director of NIMHANS, has expressed that this prestigious recognition will serve as a catalyst, further strengthening their unwavering commitment to health promotion.

• NIMHANS,  which is celebrating its 50th anniversary of formation, has been a center of innovation, education, mental health and neuroscience patient care.

• One of the striding initiatives included the Telemanas, which has handled 10 lakh calls since October 2022.

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