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The Māori Pharmacists’ Association, Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa, is looking at how whānau Māori can receive equitable access to medicines.
Lead researcher Jo Hikaka says association members will talk with whānau about their experiences and perceptions of being able to access minor ailment medicines from pharmacies.
For example, are they more likely than non-Māori to pay for medicines used to treat minor ailments like eczema, scabies and head lice, or do they get those same medicines under prescription?
Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 3:18 pm
With the impending launch of the COVID immunisation
programme in Aotearoa, it is critical to note that Māori
have been poorly served by past immunisation programmes such
as measles and influenza1. These challenges are further
compounded considering that both Māori and Pasifika are the
populations most at risk in regard to COVID2. This is in
terms of exposure to the virus, and being more likely to
experience worse outcomes from a COVID infection due to
existing co-morbidities. The COVID immunisation programme
provides the NZ Government with the opportunity to
demonstrate its commitment to hauora Māori (Māori
Press Release – National Hauora Coalition With the impending launch of the COVID immunisation programme in Aotearoa, it is critical to note that Mori have been poorly served by past immunisation programmes such as measles and influenza1. These challenges are further compounded considering …
With the impending launch of the COVID immunisation programme in Aotearoa, it is critical to note that Māori have been poorly served by past immunisation programmes such as measles and influenza1. These challenges are further compounded considering that both Māori and Pasifika are the populations most at risk in regard to COVID2. This is in terms of exposure to the virus, and being more likely to experience worse outcomes from a COVID infection due to existing co-morbidities. The COVID immunisation programme provides the NZ Government with the opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to hauora Māori (Māori wellbeing).
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