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- India hosted the first BRICS Health Working Group meeting in New Delhi to discuss global health cooperation.
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare organised the meeting under the BRICS framework (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa).
- The theme was “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability, focusing on people-centric healthcare.
- The meeting aimed to strengthen cooperation in pandemic preparedness, health technology and Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
- India introduced new focus areas like healthy lifestyles and promotion of mental health and wellness.
- Key areas included tuberculosis (TB) research, digital health, traditional medicine, early warning systems and access to medicines and vaccines.
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