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Media release from the Health Quality and Safety Commission
Monday 8 March 2021, 12:27 PM
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On International Women’s Day, the Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) is highlighting the importance of having wāhine Māori and Pacific women in leadership positions to improve the quality, safety and equity of the health system.
Stephanie Turner, director Māori health outcomes at the Commission, highlights the current lack of wāhine Māori and Pacific women in decision-making positions and the impact of this on quality and safety.
‘The health system privileges Western knowledge systems and norms. These have a direct link to the unacceptable health inequities we see for Māori and Pacific communities.
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