MS: Busting the Myths
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 […]
August 8, 2022 | Life with MS, Media
An Auckland nurse was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis after first believing her symptoms were due to career stress. Zazi Gohar, 26, from West Auckland’s Te Atatū, learned she had MS, an often disabling disease of the central nervous system, in 2020 after her legs and […]
July 27, 2022 | Media
The Government’s being urged to get a move on and approve a stem-cell treatment for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). A petition was presented to Parliament on Tuesday, calling for the Health Minister to fund the treatment which has shown […]
July 27, 2022 | Media
Such an exciting day yesterday when we were able to witness Joan Perry’s aHSCT petition, with over 10,000 signatures, being received by ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden on the steps of Parliament. It was then presented to Parliament later […]
July 26, 2022 | Life with MS, Progressive, Research
Multiple Sclerosis NZ is currently in the process of providing information to Pharmac regarding the high unmet need of those with Secondary Progressive MS. A new treatment, Siponimod (Mayzent), is currently under review and due to be assessed by PTAC […]