• The MoU was signed by Manoj Bihari Verma, India’s Ambassador to Liberia, and Dr. Louise M. Kpoto, Health Minister of Liberia, in Monrovia, Liberia.

Key Details of MoU :
Adoption : The MoU allows Liberia to adopt or reference the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) for establishing quality standards for medicines, promoting harmonized rules and benchmarks between India and Liberia.
Quality Testing Alignment: Under the agreement, India and Liberia will follow similar procedures for testing and verifying the quality of medicines, ensuring consistency and safety across both countries.
About Pharmacopoeia: Pharmacopoeias are official books of drug standards used by governments and health regulators to ensure the quality, purity, identity, and strength of medicines.

• A drug must meet pharmacopoeia standards to be approved, manufactured, or sold in a country.

About Liberia
President – Joseph Nyuma Boakai
Capital – Monrovia
Currency – Liberian Dollar(LRD)