The board of Te Whatu Ora met today for the first time this year and discussed some of the gains and challenges from 2023, and the work it plans to advance in 2024
Te Whatu Ora health specialists are encouraging young people aged 13 to 25 who are living in or about to move into close living situations, to make sure they’re immunised against meningococcal disease during the free catch-up period ending next month
The Government should invest in stretched general practices to boost childhood immunisation rates before funding pharmacies to immunise infants, argues General Practice Owners Association chair Angus Chambers
GenPro is concerned that the move by the Ministry of Health to fund childhood immunisations by Pharmacy is a missed opportunity to strengthen the existing service already provided by General Practice
With the 2024 academic year just around the corner, the need to address any vaccine hesitancy is central to vaccinating students against invasive meningococcal disease, says public health researcher Mike O’Brien
The 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa inflicted a terrible toll on the small island nation, leaving a lasting impact that health officials, including public health registrar Vaimaila Salele, are still grappling with
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