Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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MHLW Veteran Katsufumi Jo Joins BCG as Senior Advisor
Katsufumi Jo, a former senior official at Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) who left the ministry earlier this year, has been appointed senior advisor at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Japan, effective October 10, the firm…
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