Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 11:29 am
The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA) has
commended the Government for their ongoing commitment to
transforming the disability sector and investing in the
Enabling Good Lives (EGL) approach.
NZSDA National
Executive Officer Zandra Vaccarino hopes that that
additional $72.8 million funding over four years for
Enabling Good Lives announced in last week’s budget will
enable the programme to be rolled out nationwide and that
there will be continued and further investment in the EGL
approach.
“We have seen how the Enabling Good Lives
(EGL) pilot programmes in Christchurch, Waikato and the
Mid-Central region have empowered people with Down syndrome
Press Release – New Zealand Down Syndrome Association The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA) has commended the Government for their ongoing commitment to transforming the disability sector and investing in the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) approach. NZSDA National Executive Officer Zandra Vaccarino …
The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA) has commended the Government for their ongoing commitment to transforming the disability sector and investing in the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) approach.
NZSDA National Executive Officer Zandra Vaccarino hopes that that additional $72.8 million funding over four years for Enabling Good Lives announced in last week’s budget will enable the programme to be rolled out nationwide and that there will be continued and further investment in the EGL approach.
Minister of Health
· An
extra $200 million so Pharmac can pay for more medicines,
treatments and personal medical devices for sick New
Zealanders.
· $486 million to begin the transition to
Health NZ and health reforms.
· $2.7 billion
additional support over four years for District Health
Boards, contributing to a 45 percent increase to health
funding since the Government took office in 2017.
·
Establishing the Māori Health Authority, a key part of the
Government’s health reforms.
· Almost double the
number of publicly funded cochlear implants, restoring
hearing to people who have lost it.
Labour is
continuing its overhaul of the public health service,
backing restructuring with money to build and run hospitals,
Health And Disability Review Announcements Welcomed – New Zealand Human Rights Commission thedailyblog.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedailyblog.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 2:14 pm
Announcements today by the Government on the first steps
towards a major restructure of the health and disability
system have been broadly welcomed by the Disability Rights
Commissioner Paula Tesoriero.
Minister of Health
Andrew Little outlined plans for the implementation of the
Health
and Disability Review recommendations published in June
last year. The announcements acknowledged that Māori,
Pacific communities, disabled people and other communities
had not been well served by the current health and
disability system.
Ms Tesoriero said she was pleased
to hear recognition that the existing system has not served
disabled people well. “Last year around one in five (21.5