Chandigarh, July 22 -- Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava on Wednesday said yoga can play a significant role in preventing emerging non-communicable and lifestyle diseases, as delegates from 21 countries participated in a yoga session on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting in Chandigarh.

Addressing reporters, Srivastava said the event was organised in line with the BRICS health agenda, which focuses on promoting healthy lifestyles as well as traditional, complementary and integrative medicine.

"As you know, in our BRICS Health Ministers Meeting, 21 countries are participating. So, their representatives have participated in today's session. And this participation is also important because in our BRICS ag...