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Policy submissions

A public archive of every submission Muskaan Care Trust has made to government, Te Whatu Ora, Pharmac, and other regulators. Transparency is part of the work.

2026 submissions

This year

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Te Whatu Ora ยท April 2026

National Haemoglobinopathy Care Pathway, consultation response

Submission to the proposed national care pathway, advocating for cultural-safety, multilingual, and rural-equity components.

Lodged 18 April 2026 ยท 18 pages
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Pharmac ยท March 2026

Hydroxycarbamide for sickle cell, application supporter

Supporting application to expand subsidy criteria for adults with sickle cell anaemia.

Lodged 2 March 2026 ยท 6 pages
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Ministry of Health ยท February 2026

Newborn Screening Programme, request for evaluation

Formal request for the Ministry to evaluate adding haemoglobinopathy detection to the NZ heel-prick programme.

Lodged 9 February 2026 ยท 22 pages
2025 submissions

Last year

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Te Whatu Ora ยท November 2025

"Beyond the Blood", joint paper with PHANZ

Co-published think piece on systemic gaps for thalassaemia and sickle cell in Aotearoa.

Released 14 November 2025 ยท 38 pages ยท Read in full โ†’
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Health Select Committee ยท July 2025

Rare disease strategy, oral submission

In-person submission to the Health Select Committee on NZ's rare disease policy framework.

Heard 23 July 2025
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Ministry for Ethnic Communities ยท May 2025

Ethnic Equity in Health, strategy consultation

Submission on the proposed ethnic equity health strategy, emphasising rare disease populations.

Lodged 11 May 2025 ยท 12 pages
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Auckland Council ยท February 2025

Multicultural communities long-term plan

Submission on health and wellbeing components of the Auckland multicultural long-term plan.

Lodged 28 February 2025 ยท 8 pages
2024 & earlier

Historical record

  • Te Whatu Ora ยท November 2024, Consumer Council nomination submission ยท 2 pages
  • Pharmac ยท August 2024, Iron-chelation expansion submission ยท 10 pages
  • Health Quality & Safety Commission ยท 2023, Quality framework for genetic conditions ยท 6 pages
  • Office of the Privacy Commissioner ยท 2022, Health information privacy in genetic conditions ยท 4 pages
  • Royal Commission ยท 2021, Submission on COVID-19 response and high-risk groups ยท 14 pages

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