Chandigarh: 16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting Concludes Under India's Chairship
Delegates are discussing health security, digital health and pandemic preparedness as India hosts the sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' meeting.
- The 16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting concluded Thursday in Chandigarh, where member nations unanimously adopted a ministerial declaration to deepen health cooperation and strengthen resilient, equitable, people-centric health systems.
- Guided by the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability," the four-day event brought together health officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa to address shared public health priorities.
- Sharing India's experience, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava noted the country created more than 940 million Ayushman Bharat Health Account IDs and enabled citizens to access more than one billion digital health records.
- Delegates established the BRICS Network of Centres of Excellence on Mental Wellness and welcomed the roadmap for healthy lifestyle promotion, aiming to improve equitable access to vaccines, diagnostics, and medical technologies.
- At Sukhna Lake, delegates participated in a walkathon Thursday to promote the "BRICS Mission for a Healthy Lifestyle," aiming to spread the message of "Stop Obesity" globally.
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BRICS Nations Strengthen Health Cooperation Through Digital Innovation
Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava highlighted the strong health cooperation within BRICS, emphasising the critical role of digital health and artificial intelligence in ensuring continuity of care. Speaking at the 16th BRICS Health Ministers' meeting, she noted shared challenges among member nations and showcased India's advancements in digital health infrastructure and AI strategy.
The meeting brought together representatives from BRICS countries to promote collaboration in health security, digital health and sustainable health systems.
Chandigarh: 16th BRICS Health Ministers' meeting concludes under India's chairship
The 16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting concluded successfully in Chandigarh on Thursday under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, with member countries reaffirming their commitment to strengthening health systems, pandemic preparedness, digital health and Universal Health Coverage.
BRICS Delegates Participate In Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake Walkathon To Promote Healthy Lifestyle
<p><strong>Chandigarh:</strong> As part of the ongoing sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' meeting here, the delegates took part in a walkathon at the Sukhna Lake here Thursday morning.</p> <p>Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, who also took part in the walkathon, said, "One of the agenda items for this BRICS meeting is the 'BRICS Mission for a Healthy Lifestyle".</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <a href="https://news.abplive.com/news/india…
Chandigarh: BRICS delegates take part in walkathon at Sukhna Lake
Chandigarh, Jul 23 (PTI) As part of the ongoing sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers’ meeting here, the delegates took part in a walkathon at the Sukhna Lake here Thursday morning. Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, who also took part in the walkathon, said, “One of the agenda items for this BRICS meeting is the ‘BRICS […]
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