Archive · 13 Sep 2026
BRICS Declaration Names NIMHANS Coordinator for Mental Health Centres
BRICS countries agreed to work together on mental health.
They want to create training hubs and Centres of Excellence.
These centres will help countries share knowledge and good practices.
NIMHANS in Bengaluru will coordinate the network.
Representatives from each BRICS country will help govern it.
The group will aim for fair decision-making and shared responsibility.
It will support research and help include mental well-being in primary healthcare.
The declaration also says traditional and integrative medicine is becoming more relevant.
The New Delhi Declaration supports a BRICS network of mental-health training hubs and Centres of Excellence.
Bengaluru-based National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences will serve as the network’s coordinating centre.
The network is intended to promote collaborative research, policy dialogue, and the exchange of best practices.
BRICS members may jointly develop evidence-based strategies to promote mental health across primary healthcare systems.
The declaration also recognizes the growing relevance of traditional and integrative medicine.
- Who
- BRICS member states, with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences as coordinating centre.
- What
- Support for a network of mental-health training hubs and Centres of Excellence.
- When
- During the ongoing 18th BRICS Summit.
- Where
- The New Delhi Declaration was adopted during the summit; the coordinating centre is in Bengaluru.
- Why
- To advance research, policy dialogue, best-practice exchange, and the integration of mental well-being into primary healthcare.
- Declaration
- New Delhi Declaration
- Summit
- 18th BRICS Summit
- Coordinating centre
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)
- Network focus
- Mental-health training hubs and Centres of Excellence
- Governance
- Representatives from each BRICS member state will jointly govern the network
- Intended activities
- Collaborative research, policy dialogue, exchange of best practices, and co-development of evidence-based strategies
- Additional theme
- Traditional and integrative medicine