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ICMR High-Altitude Health Research Centre Planned for Himachal Pradesh
Health Minister J.P. Nadda will lay the foundation stone for ICMR’s new centre in Keylong on October 12, 2026.
What happened
The Indian Council of Medical Research is establishing a High-Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research Centre in Keylong, Himachal Pradesh. Health Minister J.P. Nadda will lay its foundation stone on October 12, 2026. The centre will study health challenges in high-altitude and climate-sensitive regions, including disease, nutrition, mental health, disaster medicine and healthcare access.
Why it matters
The centre will support long-term research for high-altitude and tribal populations while developing digital health, telemedicine, drone logistics and real-time public-health monitoring for remote areas.
Source: Press Information Bureau (India)