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‘South Africa must follow India, China lead on affordable life-saving drugs’

March 27, 2013
The South African government must follow the lead of its BRICS peers like India and China to ensure that life-saving medicines are affordable, said Doctors without Borders (or Medecins Sans Frontieres), an international …

BRICS nations can strengthen healthcare systems around the world: Ghulam Nabi Azad

January 13, 2013
Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Friday that the BRICS platform, through specific action plans of collaboration will contribute to the global effort towards improving healthcare systems, particularly in the public sector. He was …

BRICS discuss strengthening cooperation in health sector

January 11, 2013
Ways to strengthen cooperation in areas of manufacturing affordable health products and developing advanced health technologies were discussed by health officials of the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South …

BRICS health ministers, officials to begin two-day meet in Delhi on Thursday

January 9, 2013
According to official announcement, health ministers and senior officials of the BRICS will begin a two-day meeting in the Indian capital on Thursday. The first day will be confined to the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, …

Together we’ll end AIDS

October 3, 2012
A new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) shows that domestic funding for HIV has exceeded international investments. The report, Together we will end AIDS, states that low- and middle- income …

Together we will end AIDS (Video)

July 19, 2012
Globally, the number of people newly infected with HIV as well as HIV/AIDS related deaths has been declining steadily over the past decade, according to statistics made public by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS …

Domestic funding on HIV exceeded international investments: UNAIDS

July 19, 2012
Domestic funding on HIV has exceeded international investments in the last one year, a report entitled Together we will end AIDS by the UN AIDS said.  The report observed that over 80 countries increased their domestic …

India and other BRICS countries’ health spends going up

August 8, 2012
Ahead of the BRICS summit here, a report by a global health group Monday said the five major emerging economies have witnessed a significant increase in their financial contribution to health policies. The BRICS countries -- …