Lula announces healthcare partnership involving BRICS Bank and India’s Narayana Health

Source: Lokmat Times | Original Published At: 2026-08-04 04:01:46 UTC

Key Points

• Lula announced a trilateral healthcare initiative involving the BRICS Bank, the Brazilian government and India's Narayana Health network.
• He met Indian cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty to discuss Narayana's experience delivering advanced medical care at affordable costs.
• The partnership aims to apply Narayana's hospital management and digitalisation expertise within Brazil's Sistema Unico de Saude (SUS).
• Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, Minister Miriam Belchior and University of São Paulo professor Dr Ludhmila Hajjar attended the meeting.
• Lula highlighted existing Brazil–India cooperation in medicine production and potential collaboration in digitalisation and hospital management.