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Lie down for life – Pharmac petition

April 21, 2021 | Advocacy, Funding, Uncategorised

On Wednesday 12th May at 12:30 pm representatives of Patient Voice Aotearoa will be presenting the ‘Sign for Life’ petition to Parliament. This Petition is calling for a reform of Pharmac and doubling the budget Pharmac currently receives immediately, with […]


MS Information Review – We need your feedback!

April 12, 2021 | Advocacy, Education, Life with MS, Support

To live well with MS information is vitally important to understand and best manage your condition. Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand (MSNZ) is currently reviewing the resources we make available to New Zealanders impacted by MS. Please help us ensure the […]


Personal ‘Bangers to Bluff’ Crusade to Keep MS Patients Wheelchair-free

April 9, 2021 | Advocacy, Education, Event, Life with MS, Treatments

Media Release – For Immediate Release 8 April 2021   Personal ‘Bangers to Bluff’ Crusade to Keep MS Patients Wheelchair-free For most, the annual Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay ‘Bangers to Bluff’ event is a chance to drive from […]


Update: Ocrelizumab for Primary Progressive MS

April 9, 2021 | Advocacy, Life with MS, Treatments

At the November 2020 meeting of PHARMAC’s Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC) further information was reviewed to support the application for funding of Ocrelizumab for Primary Progressive MS. At this meeting PTAC recommended listing with low priority and have requested […]