The Ministry of Health has outlined a commitment to addressing racism and discrimination in all forms, this is reflected as an outcome

On 30 November 2022, Hon Peeni Henare Associate Minister of Health (Māori) announced a new rongoā workstream alongside the Therapeutic Products Bill.

We want to ensure funding is available to cover the increased costs and additional demand for disability support services in New Zealand.

The following Budget 2023 initiatives may be of interest to the disability community.

The 2022 Health and Independence Report presents an overview of the state of public health in Aotearoa New Zealand for the 2022 calendar year. It does this by presenting data from a range of sources.

The Women’s Health Strategy sets the direction for improving the health and wellbeing of women over the next 10 years.

To support the development of the health strategies, and to reflect the vision of pae ora and the principles in the Pae Ora Act, Manatū Hauora | the Ministry of Health undertook extensive public and stakeholder engagement.

As part of the health system transformation a range of strategies have been developed to help guide our health system to achieve pae ora, healthy futures. One of those is Pae Tū: Hauora Māori Strategy.

The Health of Disabled People Strategy sets the direction and long-term priorities for the new health system to move towards achieving equity in disabled people’s health and wellbeing outcomes over the next 10 years.