The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Uzbekistan for increased cooperation in the areas of Trade, Industry, and Research & Development of Pharmaceutical products, and health and medical science.

The MoU for the pharma sector will explore the possibilities for the production of medicines, including Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in different therapeutic segments in both countries. It will also exchange information on trade and registration   procedures, legal   and   regulatory   requirements   for export and import of pharmaceuticals products, including APIs.

The agreement for health sector includes expanding opportunities for the development of business cooperation in the field of medical equipment, for teaching and research laboratories of institutions of medical education, and pharmaceutical products. It also includes strengthening of primary health care and setting up of health care facilities; medical and health research development, as well as exchange of experience in these areas; exchange of experiences and technologies in the field of telemedicine and electronic-health information systems, maternal and child health protection; development and improvement of the techniques and strategies for epidemiological surveillance and communicable and non-communicable diseases control, regulation of drugs and pharmaceutical products.