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Stop Obesity: BRICS Health Ministers Rally in India
23 Jul
Summary
- BRICS Health Ministers' meeting focuses on healthy lifestyle mission.
- Walkathon at Sukhna Lake promotes fitness and healthy eating.
- India hosts the 16th BRICS Health Ministers' meeting in Chandigarh.
India is hosting the sixteenth BRICS Health Ministers' meeting in Chandigarh from July 22-24, 2026, as part of its 2026 chairship. The event brings together Health Ministers and senior officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa to enhance collaboration on health security and digital health.
Delegates participated in a walkathon at Sukhna Lake on Thursday morning, following a yoga session the previous day. Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava highlighted that a key agenda item is the 'BRICS Mission for a Healthy Lifestyle,' with the walkathon specifically promoting fitness, proper diet, and the message to 'Stop Obesity.'
The meeting also emphasized stronger multilateral cooperation to achieve health-related Sustainable Development Goals. Earlier this week, India also hosted a BRICS meeting on Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine in Chandigarh, part of the broader health track events.
