Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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AMED to Strengthen Coordination Between Projects: New President
The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) will double down on efforts to boost coordination between different funding projects under its new president Hitoshi Nakagama by modifying how it supports healthcare R&D in the country. Nakagama, who took…
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