BRICS countries adopted a declaration after the XIII Summit

XIII BRICS Summit / New Delhi Declaration

Digital Bank BRICS reported that BRICS leaders adopted a declaration following the XIII BRICS Summit, held by video conference.

Main focus

The declaration emphasized COVID-19 vaccine production, unequal access to vaccines and diagnostics, and support for countries through funding, grants, production localization and exports of medical goods.

Why it matters

The summit agenda showed how health security, supply chains and development finance are connected with broader BRICS economic cooperation.

Pandemic response

The report highlighted the leaders’ focus on vaccine production and the view that mass immunization is a global public good. It also noted concern over unequal access to vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable groups.

Trade and production dimension

The declaration context included support through funding, grants, localization of production and exports of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and equipment. These points connect public health directly with supply chains and manufacturing capacity.

Development link

For BRICS+ cooperation, the summit underlined that health security is also an economic issue. Resilient production, fair access to medical goods and financing tools are part of the same development infrastructure that supports stable trade.

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