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Early start needed for Maori COVID jabs 18 Feb 2021 16:33 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x29c0128) The CEO of Taranaki Māori health organisation Tui Ora wants Māori to be considered elderly at 55 for the purposes of scheduling the COVID vaccine. The elderly are to be included in the second phase of the vaccine roll-out, and Hayden Wano says if the system is serious about health equity it needs to look at the data. Māori have higher rates of heart disease, diabetes and respiratory conditions than non-Māori, and they are more likely to end up in the acute parts of the system like ICU.

Students from all primary, intermediate, secondary school and kura students will have access to free period products from June.

Eye health data gap leaves planners blind 18 Feb 2021 07:33 AM Photo: Pixabay. Related Podcast An expert in eye health says a lack of data makes it hard to plan equitable services for Māori and Pacific populations. Associate Professor Jacqueline Ramke from the University of Auckland’s School of Optometry and Vision Science, was one of 73 experts from 25 countries who contributed to a report on Global Eye Health by the international medical journal The Lancet. She says New Zealand is among the minority of countries which don’t have a national survey to collect data on eye health...

Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare says work is going on ensuring Māori are appropriately dealt with at every stage of the COVID-19 vaccine...

Māori people living with HIV were more likely to struggle with their mental health, less likely to receive support, and more likely to struggle to...