Global justice in healthcare: BRICS cooperation in production of medical technologies
How is BRICS creating critical medical products, making the latest healthcare technologies accessible to countries across the Global South? And what stands in the way? Read more in the TV BRICS article
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3 June 2026
Cooperation among BRICS countries in the healthcare sector has produced tangible results in recent years. Experts point, for example, to successes in combating viruses. In March 2022, the BRICS Vaccine Research and Development Centre was established, and joint work is underway on vaccines against the tropical fevers Marburg, Lassa and West Nile. There is also a BRICS Tuberculosis Research Network. The exchange of medical technologies is developing actively. At Russia’s initiative, a Special BRICS Working Group was established in 2023 to address issues related to the development and production of innovative radiopharmaceuticals. In addition, the group operates an expert platform known as the Health Coalition.