<a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;The case of 10-year-old Charleigh Pollock&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/b-c-health-ministry-restores-drug-funding-for-girl-with-rare-disease&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/b-c-health-ministry-restores-drug-funding-for-girl-with-rare-disease" target="_blank">The case of 10-year-old Charleigh Pollock</a>, the only person in British Columbia currently suffering from Batten disease — an incurable illness that attacks the nervous system — offers a very useful window into how Canada’s health-care systems really work. Whether we want to look through that window is another matter.

Universal health care refers to every person, not every single remedy for every single disease that’s out there — no matter how expensive{ai:summary}The case of 10-year-old Charleigh Pollock highlights the challenges within Canada's health-care system, particularly regarding the treatment of rare, incurable diseases like Batten disease. Her situation raises questions about accessibility and the effectiveness of health care in Canada. #health

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