Please support the Epilepsy Waikato Charitable Trust’s (EWCT) latest petition to parliament.
We need your vote/signature urgently please (before 18 June 2023).
Please share the petition to colleagues and friends who may also like to support it with their votes.
Petition request:
That the House of Representatives urge Whatu Ora Health New Zealand to fund vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy for adults with intractable, medication-resistant epilepsy as an adjunct treatment.
Petition reason:
At least 30% of people living with epilepsy have no seizure control with conventional medications. The vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy could provide relief for many people living with partial-onset and generalised seizures. EWCT wants the House to fully fund the VNS for adults living with intractable epilepsy in New Zealand as an epilepsy treatment option.
Written submission:
If you wish to read our written submission to parliment, you can download and read it here.