Government MPs have moved to block a select committee inquiry into Pharmac, despite growing calls for greater transparency into the decisions of the national drug-buying agency. It's understood National Party health spokesman Michael Woodhouse first put the motion for an inquiry on the table, in Parliament's eight-member Health Select Committee. RUBY MACANDREW/STUFF Officials from Pfizer and Roche presented to the Health Select Committee last Wednesday. 1 NEWS The National Health Select Committee member addressed media following news of the decision today. It's one of the top five cancer survival rates in the world - largely due to early detection and screening measures.

Source: Stuff April 10, 2019 00:09 UTC