Fragmented, poorly led public health effort no match for 2019 measles outbreak, independent review finds

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Fragmented, poorly led public health effort no match for 2019 measles outbreak, independent review finds

Auckland, view of Auckland city
Auckland was the epicentre of the measles outbreak last year for which the country was poorly prepared, according to a new review

Alan Perrott followed the struggles of Auckland primary health workers as measles raced through some communities last year. He picks up the story again

A review of the health sector response to the 2019 measles epidemic makes for “sobering reading” says Jim Miller, president of the New Zealand College