Te Aho o Te Kahu, Cancer Control Agency releases Analysis of Cancer Medicine Availability in Aotearoa
April 29, 2022
Te Aho o Te Kahu, Cancer Control Agency have released their analysis of cancer medicine availability in New Zealand Aotearoa, Understanding the Gap: an analysis of the availability of cancer medicines in Aotearoa. This report analyses what cancer medicines are publicly funded in Australia compared to Aotearoa.
Cancer medicines – whether curative or life prolonging – are a critical part of cancer care. Better cancer outcomes are more likely to be achieved when there is equitable access to effective medicines.
Increasingly, concerns have been raised about the availability of certain cancer medicines in Aotearoa compared with their availability in similar countries. It is these concerns that have motivated Te Aho o Te Kahu to publish this report. They wanted to understand more about the gaps in cancer medicines, to inform their work and the advice they give to Government.
Along with informing cancer policy decisions - most importantly - they want this analysis to benefit those living with cancer and their whānau.