Dr Anthony Jordan (Ngāti Wai) resigned from Pharmac’s board of directors last week, in response to a letter of expectation from the associate health minister David Seymour. In the letter, Seymour dismissed an existing expectation for Pharmac to embed Te Tiriti o Waitangi in its work.
Here, Anthony tells Siena Yates about his decision to quit, and why “needs-based” healthcare isn’t possible without Te Tiriti.
With the ACT Party’s Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill having its first reading in parliament last week, the debate and protests have been – understandably – focused on the local historical and political landscape.
n 2016, a voluntary National Healthy Food and Drink Policy was released to improve the healthiness of food and drinks for sale in New Zealand health sector organisations. Read more
Despite three decades of policy initiatives to improve integration of health care, delivery of health care in New Zealand remains fragmented, and health inequities persist for Māori and other high priority populations. 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