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Rolling out a child vaccination programme that is accessible to parents returning to work and is safe for children requires a response that is “fleet of foot”, says Turuki Healthcare chief executive Te Puea Winiata

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The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) welcomes the decision by Government to outline a pathway for Aotearoa to move towards a Covid-19 Protection Framework

Today was an important day for health minister Andrew Little as he announced the introduction of legislation to Parliament outlining planned health system reforms 

Linda Bryant discusses gout, a chronic long-term condition that is often associated with other diseases, and drug-related morbidity and mortality. As such, gout needs to be addressed holistically as part of the psychosocial medical model

The innovative “toolbox” of measures being rolled out to combat the Delta outbreak must be hardwired into the health system, says Manukau GP Apisalome Talemaitoga.

The innovative “toolbox” of measures being rolled out to combat the Delta outbreak must be hardwired into the health system

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

Pacific Health Plus (PHP), in partnership with Porirua Union Community Health Service (PUCHS), has opened a Covid-19 vaccination clinic at Freedom Church in Cannons Creek, Porirua

A landmark report looking at the data across a range of health outcomes has exposed deep health inequity for Pacific people and calls for a more ambitious agenda for change. Anna Lee takes a closer look