ICMR initiates National Health Research Priority Project to enhance emergency care systems

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has initiated the National Health Research Priority Project to enhance emergency care systems, focusing on the immediate treatment of patients experiencing heart attacks or brain strokes, officials said on Wednesday.

The project will initially launch as a pilot in five locations- Puri (Odisha), Ludhiana (Punjab), Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh), Vadodara (Gujarat), and Pondicherry.