The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is establishing India's first High-Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research Centre.
- The centre is coming up at Keylong in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.
- It will focus on medicine and public health issues specific to high-altitude regions.
- ICMR is India's apex body for biomedical research.
People living and working at high altitudes face distinct health challenges, and a dedicated centre in the Himalayan region allows research to be carried out where these conditions actually occur.