Māori Health

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 

A 24-year longitudinal study of 45,000 south Auckland patients estimates there are almost 19,000 extra deaths annually among Māori with type 2 diabetes

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

Gastrointestinal bleeding and kidney failure are much more commonly experienced by Māori and Pacific patients while taking non-­steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs than Pākehā, new research says

Gastrointestinal bleeding and kidney failure are much more commonly experienced by Māori and Pacific patients while taking non-­steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs than Pākehā, new research says

Kaumātua have the ability and desire to control their medicines journey, and value authentic healthcare relationships to support that, a new research paper indicates