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The foundation stone for the ICMR Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research was laid in Keylong, Himachal Pradesh, by Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda. The project will upgrade the existing ICMR field station into a multidisciplinary research hub focused on high-altitude physiology, acclimatisation, maternal and child health, disaster medicine, and tribal health. The centre will also integrate telemedicine, digital health platforms, and drone-enabled healthcare logistics to improve medical services in remote Himalayan regions. It will work in collaboration with the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), DRDO, and the Himachal Pradesh Government to advance high-altitude public health research.