Thanks for the good news James, can you please post the link for the radio interview when you get it so it can be shared.

I’m over the moon!

Keep the pressure on NZ
AWESOME work team NZ love your passion
Lobbying is a draining and sometimes most frustrating task. My letter to then PM Tony Abbot was hand delivered via a secret route and his reply indicated he had not read my letter
I disclosed my identity my degrees my interferon debacle my loss of income
I explained the matter of the burden to the health industry and the causal effect it would have in Australia to deny tx
He wrote back the most inane drivel
It was a personal letter not written by a staffer but by himself
It just made the hair on my neck stand up at his complete head in the sand retort.
Same type of reply from two other leaders here.
Lobbying is hard work when $$$$$$$ are involved at this level of greed. Also the scaremongering trying to con people into waiting eternally for the PBS that never came that’s been promised but hmmmm ve vill see!
Go NZ Go

Such an encouraging interveiw for the NZ Hepatitis C population.
Nice to at long last to have endorsement from the NZHF for generic DAA’s providing the integrity of the supply chain.
Today is a good day for NZ.

I think something that should be said is this is not only a good interview but also has hopefully allowed another entry into PHARMAC’s consideration for DAA management of Hepatitis C at a far better fiscal opportunity and similar cure results offered by other pharmaceutical suppliers.

Nice one to both speakers.

It is a process, and I am happy with how it is going and pretty impressed with the speed of it from NZHF[/b]. The response I would expect of them to such an unconventional, dynamic situation is: 1) caution, with interest and a bit of investigation, followed by 2) cautious optimism – that was yesterday’s interview and has been evident in their willingness to signpost generics on their website and facebook page for the past month- and 3) optimism plus endorsement when SVR results come in, which is entirely as it should be, and can’t be hurried.

Totally agree Hazel! it is moving with impressive speed – especially when you consider government process and decision making in New Zealand. Such a huge change in direction from the New Zealand Hepatitis Foundation and a positive one at that. On a personal note I’m rather delighted that this interview was in some way able to “flip the bird” to Gilead from NZ.

Fantastic Tina
Moving forward in beautiful Aretorea

The lobbying you do is fantastic
Sending warm greetings from Oz