New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Several states have shown interest in adopting the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) model to provide timely diagnosis and treatment to brain stroke patients, particularly in remote and difficult-to-reach areas, ICMR Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl said.

Speaking to ANI about the expansion of the Brain Stroke Special Ambulance service to other states, Dr Bahl said that the initiative was developed to address the critical time factor in stroke treatment.

"This program was the mobile stroke unit, which was one of the first in the world. We have established this at the same time as any other country in the world. The difference is other countries have done it in big cities; we have do...