The panel session will explore the vital role of healthcare collaboration among the BRICS nations in addressing pressing health challenges and improving public health outcomes. Experts and policymakers will discuss innovative strategies, share best practices, and identify opportunities for joint initiatives in areas such as disease prevention, health technology, and access to medical services. The session aims to foster dialogue on enhancing cooperation in healthcare systems, promoting research and development, and ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare for all citizens within the BRICS framework.

Moderator:

Liudmila Shcherbakova, President of Velpharm Group, Head of the BRICS WBA Russian Chapter Working Group on Healthcare (Russia).

Speakers:

Oksana Drapkina, Director of the Federal State Budgetary Institution ” National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine” of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation of the Russian Federation, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief specialist in therapy and general medical practice of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation (Russia);

Valentina Kosenko, General Director, Scientific Center for Expertise of Medicinal Products of the Ministry of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Russia);

Walker Lahmann, Executive Director of Institutional Relations at Eurofarma (Brazil);

Idania Caballero Torres, Director of the Representative Office of “Biocuba Farma” in the Russian Federation (Cuba);

Olga Lidia Jacobo Casanueva, Director of CECMED (Cuba);

Noha Abdelshakour, Business and Development Director of Utopia Pharma (Egypt);  

Maryam Tajabadi Ebrahimi, Founder & Shareholder of Bojan Co. (production of aquatic vaccines), Member of the board of Iranian Natural and & traditional Medicine Association, Member of BRICS WBA Iran Chapter (Iran); 

Inna  Soldatenko, Deputy Director for Medical examination and Rehabilitation of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Oncology and Medical Radiology named after N.N. Alexandrov (Belarus); 

Manat Almasheva, Founder and CEO of “LAB Service company” (Kazakhstan); 

Elnura Abylkasymova, Representative of Health Club company (Kyrgyzstan); 

Bharati Suresh Chand, Managing Director of Global Edge Pharma Sdn Bhd (Malaysia);  

Nihan Çakıcı, Chairman of the Board of Directors of KOIDER (Kocaeli Business Women and Executives Association) (Turkey);  

Chris Maphanga, Strategic Advisor of BRICS WBA SA Development Planning Expert (South Africa).