The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Kishida Officially Unveils Plan to Form Pandemic Response Agency, Japan CDC
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on June 15 announced his government’s plan to launch a new agency that will take on command tower functions for pandemic responses while integrating two national research institutes to create what he termed as a…
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