New appointment at DIA
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The Drug Information Association (DIA) has appointed Dr Tatsuo Kurokawa chair of its Regional Advisory Council of Japan for a three-year term. He replaces Takatoshi Sato, who has been appointed director of DIA Japan. Dr Kurokawa is a professor at the graduate school of pharmaceutical sciences, Chiba University, Japan. During his career, he has worked for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Japan, the World Health Organization and the Organization for Pharmaceutical Safety and Research.
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