One size fits all’ approach to health not working, health minister says

Health Minister Ayesha Verrall

12 Jul 2023

RNZ.

Plans have been unveiled by the government to shift health spending from fixing problems to preventing them. Health Minister Ayesha Verrall said the government’s 10-year blueprint for the health sector – Pae Ora | Healthy Futures Strategies – was about “more than what health services can do”. 

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EQUITY

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