MS: Busting the Myths
June 27, 2018 | Uncategorised
On Saturday 26th May Professor Helmut Butzkueven was invited to speak at the annual MS Auckland Research Day. Professor Butzkueven was in the country to speak on behalf of Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand at three advocacy meetings regarding the importance […]
June 14, 2018 | Advocacy, Research, Treatments
On Monday 28th May Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand (MSNZ) with Professor Helmut Butzkueven, of Monash University in Melbourne, met with members of PHARMAC staff to discuss our continued concerns with the very restrictive access criteria for MS disease modifying treatments […]
May 23, 2018 | Advocacy, Treatments
In May the minutes were released from PHARMACs Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC) meeting held in February 2018. At this meeting applications for funding from Roche and supporting submissions from Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand (MSNZ) were reviewed calling for […]
April 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
MSNZ is pleased to once again partner with the Mastering Mountains Trust to bring the new inaugural ‘Mastering Mountains Expedition Grant’. MSNZ and Mastering Mountains have a common goal to encourage people to challenge and push the limits of what […]
April 18, 2018 | Uncategorised
In the past many people were often told that they would need to stop working as their MS would progress to the point that it would be unmanageable. However advancements in the understanding of MS, effective treatments and developments in […]