India will present the success of the country’s traditional system of medicine in mitigation of COVID-19 pandemic

BRICS Health Ministers will be meeting on Wednesday to discuss the use of the traditional medicine in fighting against Covid-19.

To be held in a virtual format, the meeting will be addressed, on behalf of India by Minister of AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal.

The theme for this Health Ministers' meet is BRICS Requital to COVID-19: Towards Digitalised Holistic Framework for Pandemic Preparedness.

The Ministry of AYUSH will present the success of Indian system of medicine in mitigation of COVID-19 pandemic.

India assumed the rotating Chairship of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) on January 1, 2021.

India took over the chairship from Russia. Each BRICS member takes over the Chair for a year. In the present meeting Prof. Tanuja Nesari, Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Ministry of AYUSH will present India’s side on the role of Indian system of medicine in mitigating covid-19 pandemic.

Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH will deliver an introductory address.