Background
Takahara, Ryoji was born on May 16, 1947 in Okayama, Japan. Son of Michiharu and Michiko (Ukida) Takahara.
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Ryoji Takahara
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Education
Associate of Arts, Okayama University, 1968. Doctor of Medicine, Okayama University, 1972. Master in Public Health, University Texas, Houston, 1980.
Career
Resident Toshima Metropolitan Hospital, Tokyo, 1972-1974. Chief health statistician Ministry of Health, 1976-1977, deputy director Health Economics, 1976-1982. 1st secretary embassy of Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Manila, 1982-1985.
Director division Ministry of Health and Welfare, 1989-1991. Director, director general Ministry of Health and Environment, Okayama, 1991-1993, director food sanitation, 1993-1995, director national hospital administration, 1995-1997, director community health, health promotion disease prevention and nutrition, 1997-1998, director division health science policy, 1998-1999. Director general health medical affairs Japan Defense Agency, Tokyo, 1999—2001.
Director general health and welfare services for disabled Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare, 2001—2002, director general Bureau Health Service, 2002—2004. Vice chair executive board, managing executive director Japan Council for Quality Health Care, since 2004. Professor health and welfare policy Sophia University, since 2005.
Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, 1989. Member management board National Okayama University Inc.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Royal Society Health (London). Member American Public Health Association.
Interests
Connections
Married Yuko Takahara, August 1, 1972. Children: Nogusa, Sion.
