India's First Centre for High-Altitude Medicine

Location

Keylong, Lahaul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

Institution

ICMR

Significance

India's first dedicated institution for:

• High-altitude medicine
• Public health research.

Major Research Areas

• High-altitude physiology
• Mountain medicine
• Climate-sensitive diseases
• Maternal & child health
• Infectious diseases
• NCDs
• Nutrition
• Mental health
• Environmental & occupational health
• Disaster medicine.

Technology

• Telemedicine
• Drone-based logistics
• Real-time surveillance.

Collaboration

• Armed Forces Medical Services
• DRDO
• Himachal Pradesh Government
• Academic institutions.

Mains

Climate change + mountain ecosystems + tribal health + disaster preparedness + healthcare accessibility