7 Feb 2021

Piling on pressure for a costly ‘miracle’ drug

From Mediawatch, 9:07 am on 7 February 2021

Last year Newshub put its weight behind a campaign to fund a treatment for cystic fibrosis from the public purse even though the cost was sky-high and the US-based maker never applied to register it here. Newshub fired up the campaign again this week. What’s changed? 

Newshub's Patrick Gower kicks off a campaign calling for the funding of Trikafta.

Newshub's Patrick Gower kicks off a campaign calling for the funding of Trikafta. Photo: screenshot / Newshub at 6