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Minister Harris welcomes positive engagement on Orkambi with Australian Health Minister
Minister for Health, Simon Harris today welcomed positive engagement with the Australian Health Minister on the subject of Orkambi, saying:
"I was delighted to speak to Minister Sussan Ley, the Australian Health Minister, this morning following my recent letter to her on the subject of Orkambi. Minister Ley and I discussed the challenges we have in common on the reimbursement of Orkambi and agreed to explore working together in the interests of patients. Our officials will now engage to progress this matter.
In addition to the positive engagement with Australia, the initial feedback from a number of Countries I have written to and engaged with has been positive."