Māori Health

Health and Disability System Review Panel members who disagreed with chair Heather Simpson say commissioning powers for Māori must be part of implementing the review’s recommendations 

Heather Simpson says she opposes having a Māori Health Authority with full funding and commissioning powers because it would undermine the cohesion of the health system 

The Māori health authority proposed in the Simpson review is not empowered, has “little more than an advisory role” on equity issues, and carries a commissioning budget of less than $23 million, say dissenting panel members and advisory experts 

Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā – the Māori Pharmacists’ Association
– outlines its actions to help Māori during the pandemic lockdown and its aftermath

The resumption of health services post-COVID-19 must have an “explicit focus on equity”, says Auckland GP and NHC clinical director Rawiri Jansen 

South Seas Healthcare chief executive Silao Vaisola-Sefo has called for a “coordinated response” provide an equitable response to the healthcare needs of Māori and Pacific communities during COVID-19

National Hauora Coalition says more than money needed to protect health of Māori in pandemic 

Associate Health and Whānau Ora Minister Peeni Henare has today announced the Government’s plan to support Māori communities and businesses in the face of COVID-19

Members of Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa - Māori Pharmacists Association, will tomorrow be representing pharmacy at events celebrating Waitangi Day, on the 180th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi

Abbie Barrett, community pharmacist in Te Puke, reports back on a national conference on empowering kaumātua