LIVE: Pledge to fund new cancer drugs in question

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National's pledge to fund 13 cancer treatments from this year is looking increasingly shaky - with numerous ministers saying they cannot do everything in one Budget.

During the campaign, National pledged to give Pharmac an extra 70 million dollars a year over four years in ring-fenced funding to target 13 specific cancers.

"When we've got the funding to be able to start that initiative, we will," Health Minister Shane Reti said

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2 comments

Increasingly

Posted on 28-05-2024 11:56 | By nerak

this is a government that has no humanity


Flip

Posted on 28-05-2024 13:29 | By Merlin

Flip Flopon the 100 day plan again?


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