by Sophia Pi | Nov 16, 2023 | Drugs, devices and diagnostics
New Zealand funds their medicine through PHARMAC, a crown entity that determines and negotiates which essential medicine will be funded with their limited budget. The budget, given by the NZ government, was 71 million for 2022 and 120 million for 2023. PHARMAC has a...
by Sophia Pi | Nov 16, 2023 | Drugs, devices and diagnostics
An increasing number of countries are now outsourcing their research and development (R&D) in pharmaceuticals to other countries. Instead of focusing on in-house development, companies in the industry are making alliances with smaller companies with biomedical...
by Sophia Pi | Nov 16, 2023 | Public health
In 2022, two completely new organisations were established to centralise the health planning and provision, which is to replace the 12 District Health Boards in New Zealand. One of these organisations is called Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand), whose purpose is to be...
