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Week 01 - Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

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Rebecca Her Story
2.
Rachel Smalley Perspective
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The McLeod’s Their Story

Week 02 - Bowel Cancer

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Catherine Her story
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Rebekah Heal Perspective

Week 03 - Amyloidosis

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Amy Her story
6.
Jaime Christmas Perspective

Week 04 - Head and Neck Cancer

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Peter His story
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Diana Ayling Perspective

Week 05 - Crohn's Disease

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Jess Her story
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Dr Richard Stein Perspective
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Belinda Her story

Week 06 - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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Neil His story
13.
James McGoram Perspective

Week 07 - Gut Cancer

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Damon His Story
15.
Liam Willis Perspective

Week 08 - Pompe Disease

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Freda Her Story
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A Father’s Love Perspective

Week 09 - Cystic Fibrosis

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OJ His Story
19.
Ed Perspective

Week 10 - Diabetes Type 1

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Frankie His Story
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Ruby McGill Perspective

Week 11 - Mantle Cell Lymphoma

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James His Story
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Treating An Incurable Cancer Perspective

Week 12 - Double Down for Cystic Fibrosis

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A breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis needs funding now Perspective
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A mother’s plea for drug funding to save her son’s life Her Story
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Emotional wait for family of teen whose future is tied to Pharmac funding Trikafta Their Story
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Auckland mother ‘pulled from brink of death’ by life-changing cystic fibrosis drug Her Story
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These lives can’t wait; New Zealand needs to fund this drug now His Story

Week 13 - Breast Cancer Triple Negative

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Nicki Her Story
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Dr Heidi MacRae GP Perspective
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Before and After: The Case For Funding Critical, Life-Saving Drugs Perspective

Week 14 - Kidney Cancer

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Murray His Story
33.
Angela Pickett Perspective

Week 15 - Multiple Myeloma

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Geoff His Story
35.
Dr Ken Romeril Perspective

Week 16 - Chronic Migraine

38.
Sarah Her Story
37.
Dr Fiona Imlach Perspective

Week 17 - Allergies

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Josh His Story
39.
Mark Dixon Perspective

Week 18 – Bowel Cancer

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Kat Her Story
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Rebekah Heal Perspective

Week 19 – Lung Cancer

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Janice Her Story
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Nijole Her Story

Week 20 – Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

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Zoey Her Story
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) – A perspective Perspective

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1.

REFORM
PHARMAC

Achieve a measurable, political commitment to reform Pharmac and create a fit-for-purpose drug-buying agency that supports and enables greatly improved access to modern medicines – and ensure a direct line of political accountability.

#reformPharmac

2.

OVERHAUL THE FUNDING
METHODOLOGY

Introduce a globally accepted modern, cost-benefit analysis for medicines and medical devices which looks at the ‘value’ of a medicine, and considers the financial, economic, and social impact of untreated disease on our society.

#fixPharmac

3.

COMMIT TO AN OUTCOMES-BASED MEDICAL STRATEGY

Develop a Medicines Strategy to guide the decision-making process, create measurable targets to reduce Pharmac’s waiting list, and detail how the agency will respond to rapid developments in modern medicine to improve health outcomes for New Zealanders.

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