WHO Chief Urges BRICS Nations to Strengthen Preparedness for Future Health Emergencies

Source: Asianet News Hindi | Original Published At: 2026-09-14 03:57:42 UTC

Key Points

• WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged BRICS leaders to strengthen cooperation, innovation and preparedness in the health sector before the next emergency.
• He said the BRICS Summit themes of resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability are directly linked to health.
• Tedros emphasized strengthening primary health care, disease surveillance, early warning systems and local production of essential health products.
• He called for investment in science, digital health and artificial intelligence to ensure health technologies reach more people and address neglected needs.
• He highlighted the need for concrete cooperation and accountability, referencing efforts to finalize the Pandemic Agreement's Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing Annex.
• The New Delhi Declaration welcomed stronger cooperation in global health initiatives, commitment to health access for all and continued talks on the PABS Annex.
• BRICS health ministers recognized tuberculosis as a serious challenge and welcomed a sub-group on a BRICS Integrated Early Warning System and a proposed expert working group on traditional, complementary and integrative medicine.