Shifting paradigm: how the BRICS are reshaping global health and development

BRICS' (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) foreign assistance spending has been growing rapidly and these countries have been exploring opportunities for more formal collaboration among themselves and with developing countries. International organisations have also started looking to the BRICS as potential donors and health innovators. This report explores the expanding influence of the BRICS on global health and development through their foreign assistance programmes and innovative, home-grown products and services. It also includes a brief look at other emerging powers beyond the BRICS that have potential to impact major global health issues. The goal of the report was to examine existing BRICS assistance programmes and contributions to health innovation in order to identify opportunities for the BRICS and other emerging powers to expand upon their achievements and increase their contributions to improving health in the poorest countries.