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A new research programme aims to give Maori more power to take advantage of the health reforms.
A new research programme aims to give Māori more power to take advantage of the health reforms.
Whakauae Research Services, which is owned by Rangitikei-based Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hauiti, has received $5 million from the Health Research Council for a five-year programme to build knowledge on what is needed for better health outcomes for Māori.
Research director Amohia Boulton says while the Government talks about the importance of iwi and rangatiratanga in health, there needs to be a process of collecting and testing knowledge that can drive system change.
Press Release – Whakauae Research Services Whakauae Research Services has received $5 million from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) for a five-year programme to build knowledge on what is needed for better health outcomes for Mori and therefore Aotearoa. Its the first time …
Whakauae Research Services has received $5 million from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) for a five-year programme to build knowledge on what is needed for better health outcomes for Māori and therefore Aotearoa.
It’s the first time Whakauae, which was established by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hauiti (Iwi o Rangitīkei rohe) in 2005, has applied for HRC’s programme grant. It’s also the first time the programme fund has been awarded to an iwi-owned health research centre.
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 10:52 am
Whakauae Research Services has received $5 million from
the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) for a
five-year programme to build knowledge on what is needed for
better health outcomes for Māori and therefore
Aotearoa.
It’s the first time Whakauae, which was
established by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hauiti (Iwi o
Rangitīkei rohe) in 2005, has applied for HRC’s programme
grant. It’s also the first time the programme fund has
been awarded to an iwi-owned health research
centre.
Whakauae Research Centre Director Amohia
Boulton says the research is critical to effect the changes