Chandigarh, As part of the 16th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting here, delegates participated in a tour of the Sukhna Lake here on Thursday morning.
“One of the agenda items of this BRICS meeting is ‘BRICS Mission for Healthy Lifestyle’,” said Union Health Minister Punya Salila Srivastava, who also participated in the rally.
She said that a yoga session was held on Wednesday morning, and on Thursday they came to Sukhna Lake for a picnic.
She said: “The goal of this walk is to promote healthy living, focusing on physical fitness and proper diet, so that we can spread the message of ‘Stop Obesity’ to everyone.”
The delegates participated with great enthusiasm. She said they walked further than the planned route.
She said: “We are confident and hopeful that through these events, yoga sessions and the march, the message of stopping obesity and adopting a healthy lifestyle will reach the whole world.”
As part of its 2026 BRICS Presidency, India is hosting the 16th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting here from July 22-24, which brings together health ministers and senior health officials from the bloc countries to deepen cooperation in health security, digital health and pandemic preparedness.
The senior officials’ meeting, which Srivastava opened on Wednesday, stressed the need for stronger multilateral cooperation to achieve the health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
BRICS is a multilateral organization that includes major emerging economies, including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
On Tuesday, India successfully hosted the BRICS meeting on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine here, as part of its BRICS Chairmanship 2026. The meeting formed part of a broader four-day program of BRICS Health Track events in Chandigarh, jointly organized by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of AYUSH.
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