India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

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 S...