Curtain Raiser

The Union Health Minister, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, will lay the foundation stone of the ICMR Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research at Keylong, Lahaul & Spiri, Himachal Pradesh on 11 July 2026. Set up by the Indian Council of Medical Research under the Department of Health Research, the centre will upgrade the existing field station into a multidisciplinary hub covering high‑altitude physiology, mountain medicine, climate‑sensitive and emerging diseases, maternal‑child health, nutrition, mental health, environmental and occupational health, and disaster medicine. It will integrate digital health platforms, tele‑medicine, drone‑enabled logistics and real‑time surveillance, and collaborate with the Armed Forces Medical Services, DRDO, the state government and academic institutions, advancing climate‑resilient health research and the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision.