MS: Busting the Myths
May 30, 2024 | Advocacy, Treatments
At MSNZ we would like to understand more about patient experiences with infusion treatments. The first line Disease Modifying Treatment (DMT) options we have been successful in advocating for in NZ are considered some of the best in the world. […]
May 15, 2024 | Advocacy, Funding, Life with MS, Media, News, Press Release, Treatments
A celebrated Pharmac decision late last year to fund a vital drug for many Multiple Sclerosis patients has fallen flat – with dozens being turned away for treatment due to severely stretched resources across a number of services. Multiple Sclerosis […]
July 27, 2023 | Treatments
Image: myriam-zilles-unsplash Today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) added three Disease Modifying Treatments (DMTs) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) onto its Essential Medicines List for the first time. Addressing the global MS movement, Prof Mai Sharawy, Chair of the Board of […]
February 9, 2022 | Life with MS, Treatments
My name is Anne Besley. I am a 51-year-old mum, wife, daughter, sister, friend and registered nurse and in a past life a registered nurse. I live in West Auckland. Originally hailing from Africa (born in Zambia, raised in South […]
August 3, 2021 | Education, Treatments, Uncategorised
The MS International Federation’s Atlas of MS showed that off-label disease-modifying therapies are used in at least 89 countries. This highlights the need for transparent evidence-based guidelines to support clinical decision-making, pharmaceutical policies and reimbursement decisions. Because there has been […]