The Census of Populations and Dwellings’ is the fve yearly population count of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Best available populations (BAP) are subnational projections based on census data and demographic assumptions developed for healthcare planning and funding allocation but are also used as the denominator for health indicator monitoring. Pacifc people are systematically undercounted, but the impact on health statistics is not well studied.
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