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  • A pandemic that won’t go away – as Covid enters its 5th year, NZ needs a realistic strategy

    … and those with underlying illness. But its largest health impact may be Long Covid because it is relatively … this virus is still causing a pandemic. The World Health Organization refers to Covid-19 as a  continuing pandemic . As Scientific American put it recently, it “has been the elephant in every …
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  • Worth its weight: Building insulation in New Zealand

    … Building insulation provides comfort and health benefits to occupants, saves energy, enhances energy … from insulation that include providing comfort, protecting health, saving energy, enhancing energy security, and … improving building performance. He suggests that the health benefits of improving insulation in rental housing …
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  • Using Rapid Antigen Tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ

    … NAATs on nasopharyngeal swabs are considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the gold standard for COVID-19 … to prevent their inappropriate use during a public health emergency. This action was taken by Medsafe under the … but complementary roles in the pandemic response and case management”. [6] The authors suggest that RATs may have a …
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  • Reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance in New Zealand, action is long overdue!

    … infections that may have a significant impact on the health of the unwell person. Any reductions in this antibiotic use may harm the health of the unwell person. And there are some conditions … increased antibiotic use could significantly improve the health of people in NZ. For example, the persistently high …
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  • To ensure success of the trans-Tasman travel “green zone”, we need to reduce system failures at the NZ border

    … provides an opportunity for NZ to benchmark its MIQ/border management policies and practices with Australian States and … government officials, science advisors, iwi [3], health workers, border workers and indeed the whole “Team of … quality improvements (obviously without any identifying information on returnees). The current lack of transparency …
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  • The cost burden of excess weight in New Zealand: Sizing up a new report

    … The latest New Zealand Health Survey results show a substantial up-tick in both … obesity prevalence has increased substantially, as have health care costs and population size, so it is very valuable … per year, which is about eight per cent of the total health budget – this is a big slice of preventable healthcare …
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  • Expanding Ka Ora, Ka Ako is ‘bread and butter’ action to alleviate the cost-of-healthy-food crisis

    … Ako programme. 2 In a public opinion poll commissioned by Health Coalition Aotearoa , the cost of healthy food was … the huge impacts of social inequities on population health. Ka Ora, Ka Ako – A powerful policy option The … to the Ministry of Education's Equity Index . The Health Coalition Aotearoa recently released a petition to at …
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  • It’s been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand – here are 3 ways to improve our response

    … infection to reduce the frequency of infection and adverse health effects. This strategy needs to be delivered in an … interrupting their spread offers huge benefits for global health security. February 28 marks three years since COVID … need to be compared with other potential investments in health to decide the best use of available resources. 19 We …
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  • Urgently upgrading NZ’s Covid-19 response

    … rapidly vaccinating all remaining border and frontline health workers, ensuring that all New Zealanders are able to … the vaccine rollout (especially for border and frontline health workers), Ensuring that New Zealanders are able to … be matched to the risk in the community: The ‘ travel and health settings ’ where masks are required in public …
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  • Dementia: Update on causes and prevention, including the role of COVID-19

    … there are no resounding treatment successes to date. Management involves support for patients and their carers … between those on the ketogenic diet and those on the American Heart Association Diet [ 13] . An observational … of patients within a California state-wide administrative health database of emergency department and inpatient visits …
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