Pacific Health

Poverty, poor communication, and lack of cultural understanding set Pacific peoples up for bad health outcomes, says a review of Pacific health in New Zealand

New figures show the rate of antidepressants being prescribed over the past four years is at an all-time high and there's a huge disparity between ethnic groups

New Zealand’s Māori and Pacific women are dying at two-three times the rate of other women because the way we screen for cervical cancer isn’t as good as it could be

The Pacific Pharmacists’ Association will have a stand at this year’s Auckland Pasifika Festival at Mt Smart Stadium on 10 and 11 April

Pharmac has approved funding for two new medicines with substantial health benefits for around 53,000 New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes

Deliberate policies to increase the Māori and Pacific health workforce add positive disruptors to a system designed to produce poor equity outcomes, says public health professor Peter Crampton  

The results of a report showing high rates for tooth decay, respiratory conditions like asthma and skin infections in New Zealand children is not “new news” for Auckland nurse Pat Mitchell 

A report looking at two successful gout management ­programmes has been released in an effort to build on evidence for effective treatment in primary care

A targeted initiative by The Fono is working to improve medication compliance to ensure patients who live with chronic health conditions don’t ration their medication during COVID-19

Co-founder and treasurer of the Pacific Pharmacists’ Association, Natalia Nu'u, says understanding and communication is essential to deliver an equitable response during COVID-19