BRICS Senior Officials Meeting on Health Issues

On 13-15 July 2015, Irkutsk hosted the BRICS Senior Officials Meeting on Health Issues.

Meeting participants discussed expert proposals and formed joint positions on many relevant issues, including joint research and development projects, public health and universal healthcare. They also summed up the interim results of BRICS' healthcare efforts.

Taking part in the event were representatives from Russia's Ministry of Healthcare, as well as delegations from the BRICS countries. Russian Minister of Healthcare, Veronika Skvortsova, welcomed the participants in a video message.