Māori

The Government must pause the roll out of second Pfizer vaccines to the general population and prioritise getting first doses to Māori and Pacific Peoples says Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā

Matthew Heke shares the story of his trailblazing pāpara (father) Hiwinui Heke who was Aotearoa’s first Māori pharmacist. Anna Lee reports

Matthew Heke shares the story of his trailblazing pāpara (father) Hiwinui Heke who was Aotearoa’s first Māori pharmacist. Anna Lee reports

Jilly Alexander of Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā – MPA describes a programme rolled out last year that proved effective in getting more Māori vaccinated against the flu, through outreach and whānau-centred engagement

Adverse drug events or reactions are major causes of patient morbidity and mortality, and a source of significant costs for organisations and whānau

Motivating and supporting rangatahi into the health sciences and pharmacy pathway is a passion of Lisa Kremer, a member of Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā. Jilly Alexander, author of the MPA column, asks Lisa about her history and her own pharmacy journey 

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

Māori should control on any COVID-19 vaccination programme rolled out to Māori communities says NHC chief executive Simon Royal

A senior Pacific doctor says that the enthusiasm the New Zealand government has shown to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is also needed to fight the current diabetes crisis