Ministry of Health

The University of Otago School of Pharmacy has hit a wall after years of pushing to get its vaccinator-training programme for pharmacy students authorised by the Ministry of Health.

A landmark report looking at the data across a range of health outcomes has exposed deep health inequity for Pacific people and calls for a more ambitious agenda for change. Anna Lee takes a closer look

There is not yet a date for when the legislation replacing the Medicines Act 1981 will be introduced to Parliament

Pharmacy sector leaders are disappointed most of the $18 million intended for community pharmacy during COVID-19 last year was returned to the Crown in June.

Pop-up hepatitis C testing clinics are being set up across Aotearoa New Zealand on World Hepatitis Day this Wednesday to make it quick and easy for at risk Kiwis to get tested for the virus

Health minister Andrew Little has not displayed any great concern over the failure of Canterbury DHB’s 2020/21 annual plan to receive his approval 

The University of Otago School of Pharmacy has hit a wall after years of pushing to get its vaccinator-training programme for pharmacy students authorised by the Ministry of Health

The leaders presiding over the reform of the New Zealand health system say pharmacy will play an important part in the new set-up but to date, details on what this might look like are scant

Despite a strong start to this year's influenza vaccination programme and a record-breaking number of doses available, so far the uptake has been lower compared with last year

The leaders presiding over the reform of the New Zealand health system say pharmacy will play an important part in the new set-up but to date, details on what this might look like are scant