The governments of Malawi and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on pharmacopoeial cooperation.

The signing of the MoU on Friday at Kamuzu Palace was part of bilateral talks between His Excellency President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and his Indian counterpart President Smt. Droupadi Murmu. The Indian President is in Malawi for a three-day state visit.

Among key areas under the agreement is to enhance cooperation in pharmacopoeia standards, specifically promoting understanding of Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) in regulatory frameworks, requirements, and processes, considering that a significant proportion of medicines consumed in Malawi are manufactured in India.

This collaboration will facilitate the exchange of information and documentation related to the development of analytical methods published in IP.

PMRA Board Chairperson Mrs. Frider Chimimba and Indian High Commissioner to Malawi Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan signed the MoU, representing the Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA) and the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), respectively.

President Chakwera and President Droupadi Murmu witnessed the signing of the agreement.