Australia is funding two and half times the modern medicines that Aotearoa is according to an ongoing study. The study comissioned by Medicines New Zealand has been tracking drug funding in both countries using almost a decade and half of data. Australia has publicly funded 215 modern medicines compared to just 86 in New Zealand during the period from January 2011 to June 2025. Medicines NZ chief executive Dr Graeme Jarvis spoke to Lisa Owen.
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