Arata Kochi

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Arata Kochi, a Japanese physician and public health expert, is the director of the World Health Organization's malaria program. He had previously been director of its tuberculosis programs for ten years.

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• An Iron Fist Joins the Malaria Wars — by Donald G. McNeil, Jr.; from The New York Times, 27 June 2006.
• W.H.O. Supports Wider Use of DDT vs. Malaria — by Celia W. Dugger; from The New York Times, 16 September 2006.
• ARATA KOCHI PROFILE: Fighting Words From WHO's New Malaria Chief — by John Bohannon; from Science, 3 February 2006.