Māori Health

Pharmacist and researcher Nora Parore has been awarded a $258,471 Health Research Council clinical research training fellowship to examine Māori experiences of pharmacists, pharmacy and the health system

An online survey conducted by Pharmacy Today last month drew 47 comments, with most people voicing a desire for more knowledge about the Treaty of Waitangi and how to apply it to their pharmacy practice

At times you can feel disillusioned with the severity of New Zealand’s longstanding inequitable health outcomes. But by focusing on providing culturally safe care and striving for equity every day you can make a real difference, say industry experts

Clinical pharmacist and health researcher Jo Hikaka has received the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand’s Pharmacist of the Year Award 

Māori patients receive fewer prescriptions for the common diabetes medication Metformin than non-Māori despite suffering from the disease at twice the rate, according to a new study by the University of Waikato

Clinical pharmacist and health researcher Jo Hikaka has received the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand’s Pharmacist of the Year Award 

At times you can feel disillusioned with the severity of New Zealand’s longstanding inequitable health outcomes. But by focusing on providing culturally safe care and striving for equity every day you can make a real difference, say industry experts

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher Nora Parore (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi) has received a Health Research Council (HRC) Clinical Research Training Fellowship to examine Māori experiences of pharmacists and the health system

All community pharmacists have contractual obligations to address inequity and honour the Treaty of Waitangi, but many don’t realise it

The right of Māori to experience equitable health outcomes in relation to medicine review services must be realised by improving Māori older adults’ autonomy and control and by better use of pharmacists’ skills, according to the latest research by clinical pharmacist Jo Hikaka