Māori Health

A Hawke’s Bay pharmacy inviting families of asthmatic Māori and Pasifika children to take part in an “warrant of fitness” check led to 80 per cent of children improving their asthma control

Using his skills to serve his own people has always been a dream for pharmacist Kevin Pewhairangi

A collaborative effort to improve gout management in Māori and Pacific patients has seen a Kapiti Coast pharmacy chosen as a finalist in the Health Quality and Safety Commission’s Whakakotahi Challenge

National Hauora Coalition chief executive Simon Royal believes better health outcomes for Māori rely on greater levels of Māori leadership and control of policy and delivery of services

Māori and Pasifika health advisory group members often find their health knowledge and expertise are denied and distrusted, researcher Heather Came says

New Zealand primary care still has a long way to go toward ensuring gout is managed effectively 

At medical school these days, we teach a lot of cross-cultural communication

It is Māori Language Week across the country this week. The theme this year is “Kia kaha te reo Māori”, meaning “Let’s make the Māori language strong”.

Midland Community Pharmacy Group has created an online training programme to give pharmacists the cultural com­petency skills they need to help Māori patients better manage their gout

New study focuses on the medicinal potential of New Zealand’s native flora