Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to consider issues of cooperation in nuclear medicine within the framework of the BRICS 2024 summit in the Russian city of Kazan.
"The Government of Russia, together with the country's Foreign Ministry, within the framework of the BRICS interstate association summit in Kazan, to consider issues related to the organization of long-term joint cooperation of specialized scientific centers in the field of nuclear medicine development, including the development and introduction of radiopharmaceutical drugs," the list of instructions from the head of state said.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and the country's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were appointed responsible.
In September 2023, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom signed a memorandum of understanding with the Algerian Atomic Energy Commission (COMENA) on cooperation "in the field of application of non-energy nuclear technologies in healthcare and development of nuclear medicine in Algeria."