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Zaharieva gets lifetime supply of Orkambi from Vertex
With others not so lucky, Zaharieva fights on In August 2017, Lilia Zaharieva was notified that the UVSS would be switching health care plans. As a result, coverage for her cystic fibrosis medication, Orkambi — a drug costing $250 000 dollars a year — would cease....The clock ticks on for Zaharieva
“The only reason I have the voice to fight is because my community came together and gave it to me,” she says. / The last we heard from Lilia Zaharieva, she was fighting on behalf of all British Columbians for access to Orkambi — the life-saving drug that has...UVic student rallies for access to life-altering drug
Lilia Zaharieva is far from giving up her fight for access to Orkambi, the life-altering drug that was taken from her when the UVSS changed their health plan this past summer. Zaharieva, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, began taking Orkambi approximately a year ago,...Tragedy hits home
How the Las Vegas shooting affected Victorians On Oct. 1, 2017, a man barricaded in the Mandalay Bay Resort rained bullets down on the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. This, we know. We’ve heard the details, seen the broadcasts, and read the papers....Our Digital Print Issue
