November 16, 2022 | Advocacy, Funding, Treatments
At the August 2022 meeting of PHARMAC’s Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC), Multiple Sclerosis NZ (MSNZ) made a submission in support of the funding of Siponimod (Mayzent) for Secondary Progressive MS. At this meeting PTAC recommended listing with low priority and have requested further advice from the […]
August 8, 2022 | Funding, Grants, Life with MS, Scholarships
Last year I was the successful recipient of the Mastering Mountains Grant for people with FND and MS. My objective was to climb a 3,000m peak the Southern Alps. When I first submitted my application for the Grant I had […]
May 10, 2022 | Funding, Research, Study, Training
MSNZ is delighted with the announcement from the New Zealand MS Research Trust that they have received funding of NZ$150,000 a year for three years to support neurologists who wish to travel overseas to specialise in the treatment of people […]
March 9, 2022 | Funding
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August 18, 2021 | Funding
The Ministry have announced two changes to Disability Funded Carer Support. From the 1st August 2021 the Carer Support Subsidy increases from $76 per day to $80 per day. This should have been automatically applied. Carers Support will move online […]