NZ Doctor
The abolition of Te Aka Whai Ora has turned the dial backwards on whether the country can achieve cancer survival equity, as formally planned, within six years from now, a conference has been told.
At the South GPCME in Christchurch last month, University of Otago epidemiologist Jason Gurney highlighted the New Zealand Cancer Action Plan 2019–2029.
“There is literally a part of that that says we are going to try to achieve survival equity for Māori by 2030 and a bunch of aspirational goals for how we might get there…,” says Dr Gurney (Ngāpuhi).
