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Focusing on efforts to promote health and prevent disease in populations, intervening at the level of the social and economic determinants of health to achieve health equity.
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Media coverage
Scrapping subsidy sees drastic drop in children getting flu vaccine
NZ Doctor. Far fewer children are getting the flu vaccine this winter, after the removal of funding. The breakdown for ethnicity shows that the vaccination numbers had fallen especially for Māori children. Read...
Improving HPV vaccination to prevent future cancers
NZ Doctor. This article describes how the new Aotearoa Immunisation Register can be used to improve the human papillomavirus vaccination rate. Read...
ACC’s soaring costs may lead to a rise in levies
1news. ACC levies may need to be increased significantly to cover soaring costs the organisation is facing for rehabilitation services and an increase in serious injuries. Read...
Commentary
Aotearoa New Zealand Rare Disorders Strategy
The Aotearoa New Zealand Rare Disorders Strategy sets out the direction for the health system to better support people and their whānau living with rare disorders.
Expectations set for improved medicines access
Associate Health Minister David Seymour says he has set clear expectations for Pharmac around delivering the medicines and medical technology that Kiwis need.
Government Policy Statement on Health 2024–2027
The Government Policy Statement on Health 2024-27 is the public statement of what Government expects the health system to deliver and achieve, and how success will be measured, monitored, and reported.
Academic Literature
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Legislation and Parliament
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Reports and Government Documents
Response to the Ministerial Advisory Committe on Health Reform Implementation Report
This briefing provides the response of the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority to the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Health Reform Implementation (the MAC) report High-level assessment to support future focused health reform implementation of November 2023 (the MAC report), and a proposal to disestablish the MAC.
New Zealand Health Strategy
This publication sets the direction for achieving pae ora, healthy futures for all New Zealanders over the next 10 years.
The New Zealand Health Strategy sets out how New Zealand’s health system can improve people’s access to and experiences of health services so that everyone benefits – both individually, through better accessibility, quality and efficiency of care; and collectively, as we all benefit from having a healthier population.
The New Zealand Health Strategy will help achieve a shift in thinking, so that health is not just viewed as an outcome, but as an enabler of wellbeing.
Key issues
HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
EQUITY
DRUGS, DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS
PUBLIC HEALTH
DIGITAL HEALTH
TE TIRITI