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The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention and Jafza, a DP World company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector in the country.
The memorandum was signed at Jafza head office by Dr Amin Hussein Al Amiri, Assistant Under-secretary of Public Health and Licensing Policy at the Ministry and Mohammed Al Muallem, CEO Jafza and Senior Vice President and General Manager of DP World, UAE Region.
Under the MoU, Jafza will develop details for the licensing of pharmaceutical factories within the Free Zone and help them promote public health. The Ministry will approve licenses for existing factories based on the industrial license issued by Jafza, regardless of the nationality of their owners. Factories need to register their products and declare whether they are for export or distribution. For use in the UAE, companies need to obtain a medical warehouse license.
Both parties will exchange knowledge and remove any barriers to the development of the pharmaceutical sector in the Free Zone. They will also review process of obtaining approvals and permits from the Ministry, enabling Jafza to attract more foreign investment in the sector.