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Aug 2023
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Patients with life limiting conditions say New Zealand is lagging behind other OECD countries when it comes to funding new and breakthrough medicines. The group "My Life Matters" represents more than a million patients with conditions such as cancer and diabetes, and this morning got together in Auckland to protest for more medicine access equity. Rayss ... Show More
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