The influence of the BRICS countries – Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa – in the international arena has risen enormously in recent decades. These five countries represent around 25% of the world’s gross national income, more than 40% of the world’s population and about 40% of the global burden of disease.1,2 Although great attention has been paid to their economic performance, less widely noted is the fact that they are also well positioned to exert a significant influence on global health. (Editorial)
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/brics-and-global-health
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shambhu-acharya
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sarah-louise-barber
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/daniel-lopez-acuna-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/bulletin-world-health-organization
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/russia
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/non-communicable-diseases
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tuberculosis
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-diseases
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traffic-accidents