AFMS and NIMHANS Sign MoU to Strengthen Mental Health Support for Armed Forces.

MOUs and Agreement

In March 2025, New Delhi (Delhi)-based Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), an inter-services organization under the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and Bengaluru (Karnataka)-based National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), operating under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance mental health care support for military personnel and their families.


      - The MoU was signed by Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, Director General (DG) of AFMS, and Dr. Pratima Murthy, Director of NIMHANS.

     

     

Main Point :-   (i) The MoU aims to focus on research, faculty exchanges, and academic activities in mental health, along with developing programs to address conditions like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression among defense personnel.

      (ii) It also emphasizes providing specialized training for medical staff to effectively manage and support the mental health of military personnel and their families.


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