Why we need to unlock health data to beat disease

Jan 10, 2023

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Takanori Fujita, M.D. J.D.

Project Fellow, Healthcare Data Policy, World Economic Forum

Hiroyuki Miuchi

Associate Director, Healthcare Policy, Takeda Pharmaceutical

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