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  • Using Rapid Antigen Tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

    … Aotearoa NZ’s COVID-19 response . Figure 1: Rapid Antigen Test kit given out freely from the NHS in the UK Throughout … relied on nasopharyngeal swabs to collect specimens to test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus which causes … collect a nasopharyngeal or combined oral and nasal swab test. NAAT tests can take anywhere from 20 minutes to 3-4 …
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  • Nine things New Zealand must do to tackle the child obesity crisis

    … food environment policies, compared to international best practice.  This is the second such evaluation, the first … are some areas where New Zealand is at the level of best practice and there are some areas where there is progress … New Zealand is significantly behind international best practice for implementing such policies. This is the main …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori

    … only and may not represent the views of Māori in general. Business as usual tobacco control measures not enough to address smoking disparities. Traditional, business as usual (BAU), tobacco control measures have had a … influence at an individual level. p7 1 An alternative to business as usual: Kaupapa Tupeka Kore By the mid 2000’s it …
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  • More wastewater testing could guide optimal Covid-19 control on the path back to elimination

    … waiting for testing) Wastewater testing Assumptions: One test per day over 5 days. We used the estimate that 10% of … if so, not shedding into wastewater. Assumption: Cost per test is guesstimated at 10 times that of a community based PCR test**     Result: 1 test per day for 5 days at $1380 per …
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  • Is it time to pilot a test and treat programme for reducing the stomach cancer burden and inequalities in NZ?

    … in NZ. We defined population screening as a serology blood test (or a faecal antigen test) for the total adult population, aged 25-69 years old. … pylori infection? Can risk prediction be used in general practice to identify patients at increased risk of stomach …
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  • Implementing healthy food environment policies in Aotearoa

    … influencing food environments against international best practice. Some policies were comparable with international best practice, but New Zealand falls short in many areas including … support. Thirteen different domains with 47 good practice indicators are assessed (Figure 1). We compiled …
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  • Backing off international infant formula standards: A retrograde step

    … have brought NZ more into line with international best practice. This decision is a missed opportunity to protect … industry already has voluntary, self-regulated codes of practice which are  described by industry as less costly and …   Argument 18    The voluntary, self-regulated codes of practice take a minimalist approach and are fragmented.  They …
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  • An open letter to Cabinet Ministers from 74 health professors calling for a sugary drinks tax

    … Health, University of Auckland Bruce Arroll General practice, School Population Health, University of Auckland … do not conflict with the profit-making requirements of business, such as selling more diet products, but for ‘sell … reduced health care costs. A sugary drinks tax would harm business and cost jobs They would only potentially harm the …
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  • Urgent action needed to help eliminate cervical cancer in Aotearoa

    … HPV primary screening and introduced the option to self-test. This policy was a game-changer and is already having an impact. 5 The HPV primary test is a better, more sensitive test than the smear test. 6  … www.endcervicalcancer.org.nz   Implications for policy and practice The Government must act now so NZ can meet the WHO …
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  • Casting a long shadow: Infection drives stomach cancer inequalities in Māori and Pacific peoples

    … possible next step which could be for one DHB to pilot a ‘test and treat’ screening programme that seems likely to help … pump inhibitor for 7-14 days) but this is not current practice for asymptomatic individuals. Several randomised … review with a journal) suggests that a targeted H. pylori test and treat screening programme is likely to be cost …
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