Public health body’s shameful demise

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Public health body’s shameful demise

Barbara Docherty

Barbara Docherty

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As a result of the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak when the town’s drinking water became contaminated, several people died and many now have arthritis as a result

A new publication finally gives answers to why the Public Health Commission was disbanded and recent history shows us why it should be re-established

We now know that tobacco, dairy, alcohol and food industry bodies worked together to get New Zealand's Public Health Commission disbanded A dimi