Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov’s participation in the BRICS Healthcare Ministers’ meeting

On November 11, Deputy Foreign Minister and Russia’s BRICS Sherpa, Sergey Ryabkov, took part in the 10^th Meeting of the BRICS Healthcare Ministers via videoconference.

During the meeting, the ministers discussed the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the five countries and possible joint steps to overcome the crisis.

Russia’s initiatives to create a Comprehensive Early Warning System for the Risks of Widespread Infectious Diseases within BRICS and to publish a review of the advanced measures taken by the BRICS countries to counter the spread of coronavirus were considered. An in-depth exchange of views was also held on further expanding interaction between the BRICS countries in the healthcare sector.