RNZ
Pharmac has decided to disestablish its Māori advisory group – something the advisory group’s former chairperson says will compromise its ability to deliver for Māori.
In a statement, the chairperson of the drug funding agency, Paula Bennett, said the board made the decision to disestablish the group in order to put more focus on other partnership arrangements already in place.
These include the four Māori health professional bodies, iwi Māori Partnership Boards, and the Hauora Māori Advisory Committee within the Ministry of Health, she said.