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Union Health Minister to lay foundation stone for ICMR high-altitude research centre
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on 11 October 2026 that Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda will lay the foundation stone for the ICMR Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research (ICMR-CHAMP) in Keylong, Himachal Pradesh, on 12 October 2026. This first-of-its-kind dedicated centre aims to improve healthcare and biomedical research for people living and working in the Himalayan region's challenging environments.
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