Equity
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Exploring the impacts of the health system on minorities within the population, notably including Māori, Pacifica, Asians and LGBTQI; and how interventions, policy and the health system overall can contribute to such groups attaining an equitable health status.
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Media coverage
‘Out of line, out of order’: PM slams doctors for prioritising young Māori and Pasifika
The prime minister is accusing Hawke's Bay health professionals of being "out of line" for prioritising young Māori and Pasifika.
Health Minister Shane Reti intervenes to scrap Hawke’s Bay health policy targeting Māori and Pasifika
Young Māori and Pasifika in Hawke’s Bay are no longer eligible on the basis of their ethnicity to receive some free healthcare services after the Health Minister intervened and demanded the policy be changed.
New book sheds light on rheumatic fever’s devastating impact
New Zealand's ongoing housing crisis is fuelling high rates of rheumatic fever among Māori and Pacific peoples, says epidemiologist Dr Jason Gurney.
Commentary
Te Tiriti o Waitangi policy
Te Pātaka Whaioranga – Pharmac acknowledges Te Mana o Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the ongoing partnership it instils between the Crown and Māori. Through our work on behalf of Aotearoa / New Zealand, we strive to improve equitable health outcomes for Māori.
Priority | Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Te Pātaka Whaioranga – Pharmac honours and actively upholds Te Tiriti o Waitangi across all our work to achieve the best health outcomes for Māori within our available resources.
Ngā whakahoutanga ā-haoura-Health reforms
A full Health and Disability System Review in 2019-2020, which included DHBs, health providers, communities, and stakeholders, reinforced the Waitangi Tribunal’s findings and set the scene for the major changes needed.
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Key issues
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
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