BRICS Nuclear medicine experts brainstorm in Moscow for future solutions
BRICS Expert Forum on Nuclear Medicine was recently held in Moscow. The Forum brought together over 200 representatives from Russia, Brazil, India, China and South Africa.
The Forum was arranged by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation. The event was attended by the heads and leading scientists of the largest research medical centers, manufacturers of medical radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals from the BRICS countries, and representatives of state authorities in manufacturing radioisotope products for health care.
This included the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Research Institute (IPEN); Indian Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), NTP Radioisotopes SOC Ltd. (South Africa), iThemba LABS (South Africa), China Isotope and Radiation Corporation (CIRC), Brazilian Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Society of Nuclear Medicine of India, Chinese Society of Nuclear Medicine (CSNM), and South African Society of Nuclear Medicine (SASNM).
The International BRICS Expert Forum on Nuclear Medicine is preceding the BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting scheduled for August 4 in South Africa. The Expert Forum provides a venue for specialists from BRICS countries to exchange their experience in nuclear medicine, including in the use of advanced scientific developments in radionuclide diagnostics and therapy of socially significant diseases.
Its key task is to discuss the development and manufacturing of medical devices, innovative radiopharmaceutical drugs, and the training of highly qualified personnel. For two days, the Forum attendees will address the issues of nuclear medicine development in the BRICS countries and
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