On October 14-18, 2024 the 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA) organized by India's Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in collaboration with the World Health Organization was held in India.

On the sidelines of the conference, Head of the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drug Control, Mr. Roman Isayenko, held a meeting with the Director General of CDSCO, Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi and his deputies. During the meeting, the representatives of the regulatory bodies discussed the practical steps for the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drug Control and the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India, signed on August 23, 2024 during the visit of Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi to Ukraine.

As part of the visit, on October 16, the Ukrainian delegation together with the Ambassador of Ukraine to India Dr. Oleksandr Polishchuk visited pharmaceutical enterprises Kusum Healthcare Pvt. LTD and Ajanta Pharma Limited, located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Kusum Healthcare Pvt. LTD has for a long time been involved in the production of medicinal products for the Ukrainian market.

During the visit, the production cycles of pharmaceutical enterprises were inspected, the issues of ensuring the quality and safety of medicinal products and modernization of production were discussed, as well as the prospects for expanding cooperation in the context of implementation of the abovementioned Memorandum and the Ukraine-India Joint Statement on the visit of Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi to Ukraine.

In addition, representatives of the Ukrainian delegation traditionally took part in the tree-planting ceremony on the territory of Kusum Healthcare Pvt. LTD.