Parliament will today attempt to consider all three stages of a bill to scrap Te Aka Whai Ora – the […]
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Māori Health Inequity Costs NZ$863m Per Year – Expert Reaction
Māori health inequity directly costs the health system $39.9 million per year, according to a new Indigenous-led study. When researchers added […]
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Why are rural communities more vulnerable to Covid-19? – Expert Q&A
The latest Covid outbreak has so far centred on cities – but now with Northland and parts of Waikato at heightened alert levels, […]
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New agencies created in massive health revamp – Expert Reaction
The government has announced sweeping changes to the health and disability system. The changes include replacing the 20 DHBs with a national body – […]
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Māori health inequality studied from overseas – Expert Reaction
New research shows a significant difference in Type 2 diabetes health outcomes between Māori and Pākehā. The research team – from China, […]
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Rheumatic fever recurrences – Expert reaction
Most New Zealanders who suffered a repeated bout of rheumatic fever between 2010-14 were young adults, or had stopped their […]
Continue readingGlobal cancer comparison highlights Maori inequality – Expert reaction
Cancer rates are higher for Maori than other New Zealanders, but the same is not true for other countries’ indigenous […]
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