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MID-NET Working Group Kicks Off Discussions on Access Fees
A working group on the health ministry’s large-scale medical information database, dubbed MID-NET, held its first meeting on September 28 to launch its discussions on MID-NET’s operational costs, such as access fees that drug makers would be charged for its…
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