Celebrating wins but wanting more: One small step towards a Māori health workforce with critical mass

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Celebrating wins but wanting more: One small step towards a Māori health workforce with critical mass

Gabrielle Baker, consultant, health equity

Gabrielle Baker

Haka CR Erin AKirk-Cuoma on Flikr
Young Māori are to get more support to study for health careers (pictured, official haka, 2012) [Image: Erin A Kirk-Cuomo on Flickr]

Māori health scholarships are getting a sorely needed new lease on life with a boost to funding, writes Gabrielle Baker

The health reforms have had some bad press lately. Some of this is inevitable in an election year and is hardly surprising when opposition parties hav