The BRICS Partnership for the Elimination of Socially Determined Diseases: a multilateral agenda to health equity
Abstract
The creation of the BRICS Partnership for the Elimination of Socially Determined Diseases represents a historic opportunity to place the social determinants of health at the center of public policy, particularly considering the need to advance health equity. Strategically, BRICS countries can lead a global transformation that goes beyond ensuring access to treatment for
long-standing diseases and can expand actions to address threats rooted in social, economic, and environmental factors that impact societies. This manuscript outlines the process leading to the proposal of this BRICS partnership, culminating in its endorsement at the BRICS
Leaders’ Meeting. The BRICS Partnership for the Elimination of Socially Determined Diseases stands as a global model of how collaboration, scientific advancement, multilateralism, and social justice can converge to build a healthier, more equitable future.
About the Authors
Douglas Oliveira Carmo LimaBrazil
Mariângela Batista Galvão Simão
Brazil
Marilia Santini de Oliveira
Draurio Barreira Cravo Neto
Silene Lima Dourado Ximenes Santos
Sarah Maria Soares Fernandes Bayma
Fernanda Manara Whately Paiva
Thania Regina Fernandes Arruda
Natiela Beatriz de Oliveira
Ana Julia Silva e Alves
Virginia Kagure Wachira
Arieli Almeida de Araújo
Nágila Rodrigues Paiva
Swelen Bianka Araujo Botaro
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Oliveira Carmo Lima D., Batista Galvão Simão M., Santini de Oliveira M., Barreira Cravo Neto D., Lima Dourado Ximenes Santos S., Maria Soares Fernandes Bayma S., Manara Whately Paiva F., Regina Fernandes Arruda T., Beatriz de Oliveira N., Silva e Alves A., Kagure Wachira V., Almeida de Araújo A., Rodrigues Paiva N., Bianka Araujo Botaro S. The BRICS Partnership for the Elimination of Socially Determined Diseases: a multilateral agenda to health equity. The BRICS Health Journal. 2025;2(3).
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