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Uzbekistan’s Ferghana Region Eyes Drug Production with Belarus

Uzbekistan’s Ferghana Region Eyes Drug Production with Belarus
Uzbekistan’s Ferghana Region Eyes Drug Production with Belarus / Photo: Hokimiyat of Ferghana region.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — 

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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — A delegation from Uzbekistan’s Ferghana Region visited Belarusian pharmaceutical manufacturer Belmedpreparaty to examine its production facilities and discuss prospects for cooperation in medicine manufacturing.

The delegation included Islam Madaminov, deputy hokim of Ferghana Region, and Nuriddin Mamazhonov, Uzbekistan’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Belarus.

The delegation also met Boris Androsyuk, Belarusian deputy health minister; Yuri Pokhodnya, director general of pharmaceutical holding Belpharmprom; and Alexander Zhadan, director general of Belmedpreparaty.

The discussions focused on opportunities to localise medicine production in Ferghana Region, introduce advanced technologies, exchange manufacturing expertise and implement joint investment projects.

Belmedpreparaty is one of Belarus’s leading pharmaceutical companies, with a history spanning more than 95 years. Its product portfolio includes insulin, enzyme-based and biogenic medicines, as well as drugs used to treat cancer and tuberculosis.

The company operates 11 production workshops and six auxiliary workshops, with manufacturing facilities covering more than 20 hectares.

All production units are certified in accordance with international Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.

Belmedpreparaty manufactures around 300 types of medicines. Approximately 60% of its output is sold on the domestic Belarusian market, while the remaining 40% is exported to more than 20 countries.

The company introduces five to eight new medicines each year.

During the visit, the Ferghana delegation examined the company’s production capacity, manufacturing technologies and product range.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.