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It's a brave PHO that releases a strategic plan in the middle of a reform process that threatens its future

It's a brave PHO that releases a strategic plan in the middle of a reform process that threatens its future

Budget 2022’s funding will kneecap the ability of the upcoming Māori Health Authority / Te Mana Hauora Māori to address inequalities, Māori health advocates say

People with disabilities could potentially find themselves worse off as a result of Budget 2022, says CCS Disability Action chief executive Mel Smith

Twenty thousand dollars and a deserted warehouse launched targeted healthcare for Auckland’s Pacific communities, says specialist GP and freshly knighted Sir Collin Tukuitonga 

The rebooted MMR catch-up programme will be fuelled by 104,000 doses, with shipments arriving every two months until the end of 2022 

The review of University of Otago’s equity-focused Mirror on Society enrolment scheme following a High Court challenge could see the programme being widened further

The Ministry of Health’s targeted top-up payment for MMR vaccinations is welcome but is no substitute for a total review of general practice funding, says RNZCGP medical director and specialist GP Bryan Betty 

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Ngāti Hine Health Trust was a welcome opportunity to bust out the finery, says chief executive Geoff Milner

A Te Puke-based DIY food security programme is delivering an unexpected harvest and it’s all down to some dodgy knees, says Poutiri Wellness Centre chief executive Kirsty Maxwell-Crawford