Cyclone response ‘overall success’: Better engagement with primary care recommended

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Cyclone response ‘overall success’: Better engagement with primary care recommended

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Flooding in Wairoa caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023 [Image: NZDF]

Last February, Cyclone Gabrielle hit the North Island, ravaging large parts of Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti in particular. Alan Perrott reports on a Te Whatu Ora review into how the health system held up under a natural disaster

Primary care must be better engaged in disaster response Copayment waivers and increased primary care engagement during future national emergenci