Minister restores drug funding for B.C. girl with rare disease
July 17, 2025
Funding for a nine-year-old girl who has an extremely rare neurodegenerative disease has been restored by the British Columbia government. Health Minister Josie Osborne said Thursday that she has reinstated the funding for Charleigh Pollock for the drug Brineura, which costs about $1 million a year.
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