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Than three million confirmed after many complaints cases of coronavirus about the slowness and the World Health Organisation says the pandemic of the current one. Is far from over. Its important that we understand, well be talking to businesses, at this point in time, four months and asking if the new scheme into a global pandemic, a large proportion of the population still remains susceptible. Donald trump will brief the United States on updated coronavirus testing guidance later. Thats after t...

Many of the country's more than 220,000 health and disability sector employees just had their world turned upside down

Sales of natural health supplements have soared in the time of Covid but some can cause lifethreatening reactions Experts say they should be treated with the same caution as pharmaceuticals Naomi Arnold reports

+Undoctored Statement from PSAAP group 1 minute to Read The PSAAP Group met virtually and discussed a range of issues including: The Maori PHO Caucus recognises and welcomes Hauraki PHO as a Maori PHO. There are now five Maori PHOs across Aotearoa. PSAAP agreed to a shortened timeframe to consult on the draft Prescription Notice. This will enable DHBs time to consider funding uplifts in light of their 2021/22 funding packages, which will become available after Budget Day. The new pay...

I will add my little voice to the big thank yous Russel Brown. All the help has been urgently needed. Much appreciated, never to be forgotten. If this wins, and I am now confident it will, it will be a victory of thought over fear – and that will be historic. Yay for you, for me, for us! The MakeItLegal site has reached (according to Facebokk stats) over two million people. Quite large – and it has depended on ordinary people sharing on their social media – yay for all of us. What ...

NZMA Chair Dr Kate Baddock said “the announcements are what we have been asking for.” “We are pleased to be at the end of a three-year decision-making process and have a clear timeline for implementation of these system-wide changes.” Included in today’s announcement was the establishment of a new Crown Entity called Health New Zealand, a Māori Health Authority, and the establishment of a national public health agency, which will sit within the Ministry of Health. “NZMA has been ad...

ROSA WOODS/STUFF Mike Kawana, Rangitāne o Wairarapa kaumātua, talks about the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic experience on his whānau. The supernatural concept of taniwha has always held a significant place within Māori culture. The mere mention of the term conjures up stereotypical images of reptilian, fire-breathing dragons who could often be found lurking in watery lairs or caves or deep forests - places where humans dare not tread. More than a century before Covid-19 turned the...

Shane Te Pou: Why we need to decriminalise cannabis 15 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Parliament should not use a narrow defeat in a deeply flawed referendum as an excuse for inaction. Photo / File Parliament should not use a narrow defeat in a deeply flawed referendum as an excuse for inaction. Photo / File NZ Herald OPINION: In the aftermath of the cannabis referendum, were stuck in the worst of all worlds. Were still treating as a crime something half the country does not believe shoul...

The proposed Māori Health Authority must be given full funding powers, the NZMA and the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists say 

Friday, 12 March 2021, 10:06 am The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists and the New Zealand Medical Association are making clear their support for the establishment of a Māori Health Authority with full commissioning rights, as a new pathway to deliver health equity for Māori. The Final Report of the Health and Disability System Review included a recommendation for a Māori Health Authority. However, Review members were split on whether it should have the power to commission and fund ...