Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 12:03 pm
Labour’s repeated refusal to allow senior officials to
be questioned before Parliament’s Health Select Committee
is an abuse of power, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson
Chris Bishop says.
“For the third Parliamentary
sitting week in a row Labour MPs on the Health Select
Committee have voted against a National motion to ask senior
officials to appear before the committee for
questions.
“The vaccine rollout is one of the most
important things the Government will do during its term. We
must get this right and that means being able to ask
questions of those in charge of rolling out the
A free, publicly available testing programme for syphilis needs to be made available in South Auckland to help tackle the epidemic, an expert says.
Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall says she s aware frontline specialists are struggling to react to South Auckland s syphilis epidemic.
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Dr Massimo Giola is a member of the New Zealand Sexual Health Society s executive and a practising physician, and said many people were still being charged a consultation fee when tested for the disease by their GP. Particularly in areas like South Auckland, why don t we look at some form of subsidy? he said. We should be making the services as accessible as possible like we did with testing for Covid-19.
Keeping up with the mountain of research, reviews and reports is a head-spinner. Simon Maude went searching on the web pages of Parliament’s Health Select Committee and the Ministry of Health
Health and Independence Report 2019
Released on 9 March, the 53-page report presents the latest data on measures of health, including life expectan
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New board of Taumata Arowai water regulator appointed
Former Director-General of Health and respected public health specialist Dame Karen Poutasi will chair the inaugural board of Crown agency Taumata Arowai.Devdiscourse News Desk | Wellington | Updated: 26-02-2021 09:59 IST | Created: 26-02-2021 09:59 IST
A medical doctor, Dame Karen is currently serving as Commissioner of Waikato District Health Board, and Chair of the COVID-19 Vaccination and Immunisation Governance Group. Image Credit: Wikipedia
Major water reform has taken a step closer with the appointment of the inaugural board of the Taumata Arowai water services regulator, Hon Nanaia Mahuta says.
Former Director-General of Health and respected public health specialist Dame Karen Poutasi will chair the inaugural board of Crown agency Taumata Arowai.
Source: New Zealand Government
Major water reform has taken a step closer with the appointment of the inaugural board of the Taumata Arowai water services regulator, Hon Nanaia Mahuta says.
Former Director General of Health and respected public health specialist Dame Karen Poutasi will chair the inaugural board of Crown agency Taumata Arowai.
“Dame Karen brings considerable experience in governance and management as Director General of Health and Chief Executive of NZQA, as well as her crucial experience as a member of the Havelock North Drinking Water Inquiry panel,” Nanaia Mahuta said.
“This tragic water contamination incident was a major driver for legislation, including the establishment of an independent regulator, to assure safer drinking water and more efficient wastewater and stormwater networks for New Zealanders.”