An initiative to help Māori into the health workforce is being credited with almost doubling the proportion of tangata whenua employed at the Te Whatu Ora Taranaki and transforming lives.
Pacifc people are systematically undercounted, but the impact on health statistics is not well studied.
Tens of thousands more children are living in poverty, a backwards slide reflecting the cost of living crisis and high inflation, new data shows.
Findings provide a platform on which to build further research regarding models of rural health care to ensure services are designed for rural NZ contexts and capable of meeting the needs of diverse rural communities.
This is the first time Health New Zealand l Te Whatu Ora has published this report, a nationwide picture of the population’s health.
Māori and Pasifika New Zealanders continue to have a lower life expectancy than pākehā and other ethnic groups — but the gap is gradually shrinking, a new report on the state of the nation's health has found.
This briefing provides the response of the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority to the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Health Reform Implementation (the MAC) report High-level assessment to support future focused health reform implementation of November 2023 (the MAC report), and a proposal to disestablish the MAC.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he expects officials to impose the full force of benefit sanctions, as he promises more reform is on the way for the welfare system.
In 2006–2007, Metcalfe et al. estimated that Māori are missing out on nearly a million prescription items per year.
The Ministry of Health has outlined a commitment to addressing racism and discrimination in all forms, this is reflected as an outcome
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI.
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI