The BRICS economies, including India and China, committed to further collaboration to integrate traditional medicine in healthcare, at a meeting in May 2026. The meeting was held by India’s Ministry of Ayush (ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha, and homeopathy). Globally, interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)—that is, unproved, non-standard interventions—is surging, with the market projected to reach $359bn by 2032.1 In December 2025, a multilateral declaration endorsed the World Health Organization’s Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025-2034, aiming for “universal access to safe, effective” traditional medicine.2 3 This proposes integrating CAM into national health systems and universal health coverage through strengthening evidence, tightening safety regulation, expanding workforce, and building a global library of traditional knowledge.