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HIV Groups Pin Hopes on MHLW’s Development Requests for Preventive Therapy
A consortium of HIV patients and support groups submitted a request to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on August 31 regarding measures aimed at ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Japan. In a press conference after the submission,…
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