MS: Busting the Myths
March 19, 2024 | Funding, Petition, Uncategorised
Yesterday, 18 March, Whaikaha, Ministry of Disabled People announced immediate changes to disability support funding purchasing rules. These rule changes impact those on: Carers Support (CS) Individualised Funding (IF) Enhanced Individualised Funding (EIF) Choices in Community Living Enabling Good Lives […]
March 5, 2024 | MS Voice, News, Newsletter
Welcome to the February edition of MS Voice, your ultimate hub for the latest updates and inspiring stories from MS New Zealand. In this edition, we pay tribute to the legacy of Dr. Riccardo Saccardi. We update you on our […]
February 29, 2024 | Education, Resources
🎉 Calling all superheroes! 🦸♂️ What better way to celebrate Children’s Day than to dive into our exciting new MS Superhero Activity Book! 📚✨ 💥📒 It’s packed with fun games, cool facts, and amazing colouring pages! 🖍️ Get ready […]
February 29, 2024 | Advocacy, Treatments
Pharmac announced, in February, it was looking to extend funded access to Shingrix, the new vaccination for shingles, to immunocompromised people over 18 years old. However, the proposal listed specific treatments and conditions eligible. While we were pleased to see […]
February 29, 2024 | Treatments
In December 2023, Pharmac proposed to decline funding for inactive applications, this included an application to fund Sativex for MS spasticity. MSNZ has written to the Pharmac Board to ask that this application remain live and we be permitted to […]
