Consistent with the mandate of the fifth BRICS Summit as outlined in the Durban Declaration of 25 March 2013, and the Joint Communiqué of the BRICS Health Ministers in Geneva on 20 May 2013, on the sideline of the 66th session of the World Health Assembly, the BRICS Health Ministers’ will address the media on the outcome of their three day (4 to 7 November) deliberations.
The conference focussed on identifying ways to accelerate collaborative efforts to achieve existing global health commitments and to overcome underlying challenges linked to Non-Communicable Diseases, maximising collaboration on priority trends for BRICS in support of the MDG’s and Post 2015 Development Agenda.
These include:
- innovation and Technology Transfer: New paediatric formulations
- Universal Health Coverage: Monitoring and Evaluation Tool.
- CEWG Recommendations: Demonstration projects for research and development.
Date: Thursday, 7 November 2013
Time: 13h00
Venue: The Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset, Western Cape.
Minister who will be in attendance are: Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Jarbas da Silva – Brazil, Deputy Minister of Health, Ma Xiao Wei - China , Minister of Health, Mr Ghulum Nabi Azad – India. Deputy Minister of Health, Mr Dmitry Kostennikov – Russia.
For further information, please contact:
Joe Maila, Ministry of Health
Cell: 082 887 3581
National Department of Health
Popo Maja
Cell: 072 585 3219/ 082 373 1169
