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MS Voice Newsletter – February 2024

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 […]


Empowering young superheroes to understand MS with fun and creativity! 🦸‍♀️🧡🦸‍♂️NEW Activity Booklet

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 […]


Call for Pharmac to Widen Proposed Criteria for Shingrix Funding

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 […]


Pharmax Sativex

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 […]


In Memoriam: Dr Riccardo Saccardi

February 29, 2024 | News

We are deeply saddened to hear Dr Riccardo Saccardi passed away on Monday 19th February 2024 in Italy after a battle with cancer. Dr Saccardi was a haematologist and the Director of Cellular Therapies and Transfusion Medicine at Careggi University […]