"Snatching away hope" - the cancer drugs not funded in the Budget

03/06/2024 18 min
"Snatching away hope" - the cancer drugs not funded in the Budget

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Episode Synopsis

An expert in cancer medicine says the government has not only dashed hope by not funding 13 new cancer drugs in the Budget as pledged in National's campaign, but also needs to update which drugs are to be funded. We talk to Professor Chris Jackson.
A Māori health provider, Tui Ora, sets out how their organisation will work in a system without targeted funding.
Plus we have an update on the stingray in an American aquarium which apparently become pregnant by herself - it appears she isn't carrying babies, but is unwell.
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