The New Zealand Maori Council says lives are at stake as women wait for Pharmac to make breast cancer drugs more affordable
The New Zealand Maori Council says lives are at stake as women wait for Pharmac to make breast cancer drugs more affordable
16 February 2019
It says the drugs - Ibrance and Kadcyla - costing thousands of dollars a month, should be funded.
Executive director Matthew Tukaki is ramping up a campaign for an inquiry into the Government's drug-buying agency.
He says most families simply can't afford certain types of treatment, and Pharmac should be getting its to get its act together.
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