A new Māori Health Authority will also be established and will have the power to commission services, monitor the state of Māori health and develop policy. The Counties Manukau District Health Board currently has responsibility for 574,000 people and has the second largest Māori population in the country, across south and east Auckland.
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Botany resident Graham King says people shouldn t have to go through what he has to get modern medicines to treat type 2 diabetes. The area has widespread health problems, including diabetes and obesity, as well as high levels of socio-economic deprivation. King said the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency, which provides funding for a number of providers in south Auckland, is an example of what can be done under a by-Māori, for-Māori model.
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People living in the Counties Manukau District Health Board area who are over 65 and have existing health conditions will be among the next priority group for the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, the Government has announced.
People over the age of 65 and those with underlying health conditions who live in south Auckland will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine, getting their first jabs later this month. On Wednesday, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins revealed the long-awaited schedule for the Pfizer vaccine roll-out, splitting the country into four key groups. After border and MIQ workers and their families – due to be completed by the end of March – frontline health workers and priority groups living in the Counties Manukau DHB area will be next, Hipkins announced.