Disaster

Around half a dozen pharmacists and a pharmacy technician have been giving their colleagues in Hawke’s Bay some much-needed respite

A Hawke’s Bay pharmacy technician lost her home in Cyclone Gabrielle while recovering from cancer, but has been buoyed by community support

After Cyclone Gabrielle battered Aotearoa New Zealand’s northeastern regions last month, pharmacists in affected areas mounted a heroic effort to ensure their communities stayed supplied with vital medicines. Paulette Crowley and Jonathan Chilton-Towle report on some of those stories

FOLLOWING THE DISASTER, pharmacy sector leaders have been meeting with health authorities to organise support for disaster-affected pharmacies.

Pharmacy sector leaders have been meeting with health authorities to organise support for pharmacies affected by Cyclone Gabrielle

Cyclone Gabrielle has created havoc with transport routes in the most-affected areas, but pharmacy staff have gone the extra mile to ensure medicines get through

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand is helping people impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle to get easier access to healthcare by funding a range of primary care initiatives across pharmacies, clinical telehealth and general practices

Efforts are under way to get pharmacies in Hawke’s Bay open, after Cyclone Gabrielle cut power, internet and telecommunications to much of the area

Green Cross Health regional manager Bronwen Shepherd is calling for volunteers to assist Hawke’s Bay pharmacies in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, which has seriously damaged the region’s power grid

Pharmacies in Northland are dealing with power cuts and blocked roads as Post-Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle makes landfall in the Far North this week