Māori Health Authority welcomed as boost for Bay of Plenty health outcomes
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Kiritapu Allan / Kiri Allan, Labour MP for East Coast in Wellington Hospital Women s Clinic April 2021 with her daughter Hiwaiterangi after receiving the diagnosis that she has stage 3 cervical cancer
Kiritapu Allan / Kiri Allan, Labour MP for East Coast in Wellington Hospital Women s Clinic April 2021 with her daughter Hiwaiterangi after receiving the diagnosis that she has stage 3 cervical cancer
Rotorua Daily Post
By: Megan Wilson
A by Māori for Māori health service is long overdue and will help to reduce the disparity between indigenous and Pākehā health outcomes, a health board member says.
The Government will spend $53 million on developing and rolling out a new HPV self-testing kit – a move that is expected to save 138 lives which would have
Budget 2021: Government unveils monumental new breast and cervical cancer prevention funding
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Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall at a women s health clinic. Photo / Jason Walls
Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
News the Government will fund new HPV self tests in a bid to fight cervical cancer in New Zealand has come as monumental news for advocates and experts.
And for many women across the country, the funding could be life-saving. The Government s announcement [yesterday] on women s health is monumental for whānau Māori and for Aotearoa/New Zealand, says School of Indigenous Graduate Studies Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Professor Mera Penehira.
Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan is undergoing chemotherapy for cervical cancer. Edmond said she does not currently have details around the ethnicity of the people making appointments.
Regular cervical screening and the HPV vaccination are the best protection against cervical cancer, she said. Te Hiku Hauora clinic in Kaitaia had also seen a recent surge in bookings, a spokeswoman for the health clinic said. The surge had included an increased number bookings from Māori women over 40. “Some of them have actually mentioned they have come to have their screening because of Kiri Allan’s story,” the spokeswoman said. New Zealand’s screening programme calls for a smear test every three years for women aged 25 to 69 years.