New Delhi, July 21 -- As part of its BRICS Chairship 2026, India is set to convene the Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting in Chandigarh from 22-24 July, 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, as per the release.

Ahead of the Ministerial Meeting, a press conference was held in Chandigarh on Tuesday, where Punya Salila Srivastava, Union Health Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, briefed the media on the preparations, agenda and expected outcomes of the Sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers...