Drug Body Members Quit, BC Minister Apologizes to Family of Girl With Rare Disease

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Drug Body Members Quit, BC Minister Apologizes to Family of Girl With Rare Disease

B.C. Minister of Health Josie Osborne in a file photo in Burnaby, B.C., on June 10, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Four members of British Columbia’s Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases Committee have resigned after the government went against its recommendation and reinstated medication funding for a 10-year-old girl.

The fallout from the handling of Charleigh Pollock’s case also saw Health Minister Josie Osborne apologize to the Vancouver Island girl’s family on Friday.

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