Experts are calling for the flu vaccine for under 12-year-olds to be fully funded – again.
Some GPs told Checkpoint they have seen a high number of children hospitalised with influenza this winter and data shows the number of people hospitalised with severe respiratory illnesses is at a five-year high.
In 2022 and 2023, the influenza vaccine was free for children under 12 and Māori and Pacific people aged between 55 and 64.
Exploring lived experience provides insights into the multiple ways that lack of affordability prevents access to medicines: directly, through interaction with other barriers to access including transport, by damaging trust and reducing acceptability of services, and by making participants less able to deal with mistakes made by health professionals.
General Practitioners Aotearoa opposes the Government’s recent decision to fund specific smoking cessation products, namely vaping kits. Read...
Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora’s executive team is set to change as new Health Minister Simeon Brown says he believes a refreshed line-up is necessary to ensure the entity’s focus is centred on the Government’s health targets. Read...
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