BRICS TB Research Network
Promote and conduct collaborative scientific research along the spectrum, from basic to operational, for the development
and innovation on diagnostics, vaccines, drugs and regimens, infection control for TB and patient service delivery
diagnostics and treatment regimens
Foster the development of new effective, safe and affordable diagnostics and treatment regimens for all forms of TB, accessible to all patients
universal health access
Promote multisectoral research towards achieving universal health access, provide patient-centered care and social protection to achieve the TB targets of the Sustainable Development Goals
Strengthen collaborations
Strengthen the collaborations between the BRICSTB Research Network and other international organizations and relevant partners to TB control worldwide
Established by Ministries of Health
The BRICS TB Research Network was established by Ministries of Health of BRICS countries in 2017
The BRICS TB Research Network is an outcome of the BRICS TB Cooperation Plan approved in the 6th Health Ministers Meeting in New Delhi, 2016, and supported by BRICS Heads of States, as agreed in the Xiamen Declaration, 2017
On 1 January 2024, BRICS – the intergovernmental organisation comprising Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa – admitted five new members:
Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
BRICS+
Our Projects
BRICS TB landscape
Mapping the TB scientific and patent landscape among BRICS countries: a bibliometric and network analysis
Clinical trials
TB clinical trials in BRICS countries
TB research mapping
Mapping of completed and ongoing TB research in all thematic areas in BRICS countries
Clinical trials SOPs
South African Sample of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) for Clinical Trials
Technology development
Identification of ready technologies and manufacturing capacities in the BRICS countries
SA bibliometric analysis
TB research in South Africa: Bibliometric Analysis 2013 - 2017
News and Events
Latest News, Meetings, Events and Activities
First BRICS TB Research Network technical meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 2017
Second BRICS TB Research Network technical meeting, Moscow
November 2017
Third BRICS TB Research Network technical meeting, Johannesburg
June 2018
Fourth BRICS TB Research Network technical meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
February 2019
Fifth BRICS TB Research Network meeting, Beijing, China
July 2019
Sixth BRICS TB Research Network technical meeting, New Delhi, India
November 2019
Seventh BRICS TB Research Network technical meeting, WHO Geneva, Switzerland
March 2020
Eighth BRICS TB Research Network technical meeting, Virtual
June 2020
Ninth BRICS TB Research Network technical meeting, Virtual
October 2020
Tenth BRICS TB Research Network technical meeting, Virtual
May 2021
Eleventh BRICS TB Research Network technical meeting, Virtual
28 June 2022