India to Host the Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting in - 21st July 2026 - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Gazette Notification PDF
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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
Executive Summary India is hosting the Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting in Chandigarh from 22–24 July 2026 to deepen cooperation on global health security, pandemic preparedness, and digital health. The three-day programme involves health ministers and senior officials from 11 member nations aiming to finalize and adopt the Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' Declaration. Key activities include a Senior Officials' Meeting on July 22, the Ministerial Meeting on July 23, and a high-level dialogue on AI and digital health infrastructure on July 24.
Key Points / Main Content
Event Schedule and Objectives
- July 22: Senior Officials' Meeting to deliberate on priority areas and finalize the draft Ministerial Declaration.
- July 23: The Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting, chaired by Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, to discuss regional public health priorities and adopt the official Declaration.
- July 24: A high-level side event, "BRICS Dialogue: From Digital Health Records to AI-Enabled Healthcare," focusing on interoperable data and responsible Artificial Intelligence.
Strategic Priority Areas
- The BRICS Health Track is structured around nine priority areas, including a TB Research Network, collaboration between medical regulatory authorities, and an integrated early warning system for infectious diseases.
- Two new priority areas have been introduced under India’s 2026 Chairship: the BRICS Mission for Healthy Lifestyle and the Promotion of Mental Wellness.
- Discussions will emphasize Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) and addressing diseases driven by social determinants of health.
Global Health Cooperation
- The meeting aims to advance the health priorities of the Global South through enhanced collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- Member countries (representing nearly half the world's population) seek to achieve Universal Health Coverage and health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
- The chairship is guided by the theme: "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability."
Impact Analysis
BRICS Member Countries (Health Ministries) Impact Member nations will benefit from strengthened collective action on health security, pandemic preparedness, and access to affordable medicines. The meeting facilitates a unified approach to achieving Universal Health Coverage. Action Required Ministers must deliberate on global health priorities and formally adopt the Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' Declaration.
Senior Health Officials and Technical Experts Impact These stakeholders are responsible for the technical groundwork and consensus-building required to finalize the BRICS Health Track priority areas. Action Required Officials must finalize the draft Ministerial Declaration on July 22 and participate in the high-level dialogue on digital health and AI on July 24.
Global South Nations Impact The meeting serves as a platform to elevate the specific health needs and priorities of the Global South within the international health architecture. Action Required Stakeholders should engage with the outcomes of the meeting to implement shared knowledge and collaborative health strategies in their respective regions.
Key Entities Referenced
Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting: A high-level international convening hosted by India in July 2026 to deepen cooperation on health security, digital health, and pandemic preparedness among member nations.
Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' Declaration: The official policy document intended for adoption to reinforce the BRICS commitment to global health and regional public health priorities.
BRICS Health Track: A strategic framework comprising nine priority areas, including TB research and digital health architecture, used to guide technical consultations and health cooperation.
BRICS Mission for Healthy Lifestyle: A new priority area introduced under India's 2026 Chairship focused on promoting preventive healthcare across member countries.
Chandigarh: The central host city for the ministerial meeting, senior officials' deliberations, and high-level dialogue events.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India to Host the Sixteenth BRICS Health
Ministers' Meeting in Chandigarh from 22–24 July
Three-Day BRICS Health Programme to Feature Senior
Officials' Meeting, Health Ministers' Meeting and Dialogue on
Digital Health & AI
Union Health Secretary and Secretary, Ministry of Ayush Brief
Media on Preparations for the Sixteenth BRICS Health
Ministers' Meeting
India's BRICS Chairship Guided by Resilience, Innovation,
Cooperation and Sustainability
Nine Priority Areas to Guide BRICS Health Cooperation under
India's Chairship
Health Ministerial Declaration to Reinforce BRICS
Commitment to Global Health
प्रव तथ: 21 JUL 2026 7:18PM by PIB Delhi
As part of its BRICS Chairship 2026, India is set to convene the Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers'
Meeting in Chandigarh from 22–24 July 2026, bringing together Health Ministers and senior health
officials from BRICS member countries to deepen cooperation on health security, digital health, pandemic
preparedness and equitable access to quality healthcare.
Ahead of the Ministerial Meeting, a press conference was held in Chandigarh today, where Smt. Punya
Salila Srivastava, Union Health Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and Shri Vaidya
Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, briefed the media on the preparations, agenda and expected
outcomes of the Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting.Addressing the media, the Union Health Secretary highlighted that the meeting reflects India's
commitment, under its BRICS Chairship 2026, to advancing collective action on key global health
priorities through the guiding theme of "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and
Sustainability." She emphasized that discussions during the Ministerial Meeting will focus on
strengthening cooperation in areas such as health security, pandemic preparedness, digital health,
innovation, access to affordable medicines, traditional, complementary and integrative medicine,
tuberculosis, healthy lifestyles, mental wellness and resilient health systems, while furthering the shared
objective of achieving Universal Health Coverage and improving health outcomes across BRICS
countries. She also noted that the meeting would provide an important platform for advancing the health
priorities of the Global South through enhanced collaboration and knowledge sharing among BRICS
nations.This marks India's fourth BRICS Chairship, following its earlier tenures in 2012, 2016 and 2021. Guided
by the Chairship theme, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability," India has
placed health cooperation among the key pillars of its BRICS agenda, reflecting its commitment to
advancing a people-centric and inclusive global health architecture.
The meeting will bring together Health Ministers, senior government officials and technical experts from
the eleven BRICS member countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran,
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia. Together, these countries represent nearly half of
the world's population and around 40 per cent of the global GDP, underscoring BRICS' growing role in
shaping global health cooperation.
The official programme will commence with the Senior Officials' Meeting on 22 July 2026, where senior
health officials will deliberate on the priority areas under the BRICS Health Track and finalise the draft
Ministerial Declaration.
This will be followed by the Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting on 23 July 2026, chaired by Shri
Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, during which Health Ministers will
deliberate on key global and regional public health priorities and consider the adoption of the Sixteenth
BRICS Health Ministers' Declaration.
On 24 July 2026, India will host a high-level side event titled "BRICS Dialogue: From Digital Health
Records to AI-Enabled Healthcare – Strengthening the Continuum of Care through Interoperable Data
Infrastructure and Responsible Artificial Intelligence," focusing on leveraging interoperable digital health
infrastructure and responsible artificial intelligence to strengthen continuity of care and build future-ready
health systems across BRICS countries.Building upon the work undertaken during previous BRICS Chairships, India has retained the existing
priorities while introducing two new priority areas—BRICS Mission for Healthy Lifestyle and
Promotion of Mental Wellness, reaffirming its commitment to preventive and promotive healthcare.
Under its BRICS Chairship 2026, India has structured the BRICS Health Track around the following nine
priority areas:
1. BRICS TB Research Network
2. Collaboration among BRICS Medical Products Regulatory Authorities
3. BRICS Integrated Early Warning System for Prevention and Response to Mass Infectious
Diseases
4. Digital Health Architecture for Continuum of Care, including Access to Healthcare in Remote
Areas
5. BRICS Mission for Healthy Lifestyle
6. Promotion of Mental Wellness
7. Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM)
8. Fight against Diseases Driven by Social Determinants of Health (DD-SDH)
9. BRICS Network of National Public Health Institutes
These priority areas reflect the collective commitment of BRICS countries to strengthening resilient health
systems, promoting innovation, enhancing pandemic preparedness, addressing communicable and non-
communicable diseases, expanding equitable access to quality healthcare, and accelerating progress
towards Universal Health Coverage.
Beginning on 15th April 2026, India convened 26 technical meetings and expert consultations across these
priority areas, bringing together experts from BRICS member countries to build consensus on key health
issues.The Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting is expected to strengthen collaboration among BRICS
countries in the areas of health security, pandemic preparedness, digital health, innovation, access to
affordable medicines, and resilient health systems. It will also provide an important platform for
advancing the health priorities of the Global South and promoting collective action towards achieving
Universal Health Coverage and the health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
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