Māori Health

The recruitment process has begun for the interim boards of Health NZ and the Māori Health Authority, with the Government seeking expressions of interest

This month, the Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa – Māori Pharmacists’ Association will begin research into how Māori can receive equitable access to minor ailments medicines

Papakura Marae Pharmacy is the place where everyone knows your name, writes Anna Lee

Health minister Andrew Little's once-in-a-generation announcement on health has the pharmacy sector buzzing, with sector leaders optimistic it will bring much-needed change. The Pharmacy Today team reports

Papakura Marae Pharmacy is the place where everyone knows your name, writes Anna Lee  

This month, the Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa – Māori Pharmacists’ Association will begin research into how Māori can receive equitable access to minor ailments medicines

Māori attitudes to healthcare today are deeply rooted in New Zealand history. In this article, Deborah Bassett-Clarke discusses some reasons why the current model of pharmacy practice does not always meet the needs of Māori and may actually cause health inequities. Understanding these factors is an important first step to improving outcomes for Māori

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

News of the removal of all 20 DHBs has surprised some in the pharmacy sector but the widespread feeling is one of hope and optimism that health reforms announced today will benefit pharmacy and their patients across the country

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