Mortality rates of Aotearoa New Zealand children and young people remain inequitably distributed and the lack in reduction of these rates is unacceptable
Auckland’s move to alert level 3 has also triggered speculation about whether the national COVID-19 elimination strategy has failed or is even being abandoned
GPs and nurses are being funded to reach out to their unvaccinated Māori and Pacific patients as part of a “trusted clinician” pilot funded by Nelson Marlborough DHB
Auckland should remain in alert level 4 and Waikato should also go into lockdown after three new cases were identified in the region, the National Māori Pandemic Group says
Auckland’s brand-new, first of its kind, mobile vaccination service came as a surprise to the Māori providers who have been doing exactly that since February
Māori health academic David Tipene-Leach is keen to counter any hesitancy GPs might feel as they consider embracing cultural safety in their practices.
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management