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  • How taking an evidence-informed approach can be used to prioritise interventions: The example of cardiovascular disease

    … plus a sugar tax produces estimated lifetime savings of 894,000 health-adjusted life years and health system … has also highlighted the relevance of prioritising CVD. 6 What we did Firstly: Identifying high priority risk factors … of interventions (as detailed further in the Appendix ). What is new in this Briefing? We take an evidence-informed …
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  • The marked decline of sudden mass fatality events in NZ (1900 to 2015)

    … per event) found that the occurrence and mortality burden of these events has declined over time. In this blog we … in 1968, Source: Civil Defence website photo library What were the main findings of this new study? Our study (1) … passing a law in NZ is relatively inexpensive (6). But what about building standards to reduce earthquake-related …
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  • Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … In this blog we review the impact of Aotearoa NZ’s Covid-19 response strategies on mortality … case, lingering Delta cases , it is worth reflecting on what has been achieved so far in terms of the health of the … experience), and 5,530 (Danish experience) compared to what we actually experienced. Figure 1: Estimated cumulative …
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  • The changing COVID-19 situation in Taiwan – what can NZ learn from Taiwan’s latest outbreak?

    … We previously published an assessment of Taiwan’s extremely effective response to COVID-19 during … and far surpassing NZ’s COVID-19 tally (figure 1). Taiwan does not perform whole genome sequencing of all COVID-19 … 470.5 1.1% Taiwan 15,088 14 706 14 23.5 15 30.0 641.7 4.7% What is the state of public health interventions in Taiwan? …
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  • Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them?

    … in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) with repeated waves of infection associated with newly evolved Omicron … a strong strategy and leadership from government.  What this Briefing adds Surveillance data show the continuing … chronic conditions and pregnant people. Current NZ policy does not allow healthy adults <30 years of age access to …
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  • Tax policy reform: equity, fairness, and health

    … public services  to deal effectively with a daunting range of economic, social, health and climate change crises . Our tax system does not regard wealth as a source of revenue: we do not tax … . The New Zealand public has a right to know who is paying what, when and how. That is the only way to ensure that …
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  • Is Euthanasia a health priority for New Zealand at present?

    … This blog discusses what will be needed to operationalise the End of Life Choice Act in the event that it is approved at  … will be substantial. Nowhere in the Act is there any mention of funding for the practitioners involved in enabling …
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  • To ensure success of the trans-Tasman travel “green zone”, we need to reduce system failures at the NZ border

    … very well with its elimination strategy, NZ still does not have optimal border control. We find since July 2020 … [2]. A recent favourable development has been the roll-out of the vaccination programme – starting with border workers. … where data are not published on the Ministry’s website). What needs to be done to upgrade the NZ border The NZ border …
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  • Parliamentary voting for smokefree over two decades: Implications for future progress

    … Summary  The recent repeal of a key law to reduce the enormous health and economic … have been maintained and many lives saved as a result. What this Briefing adds The recent repeal of major smokefree … 1. Noes: 13 NZ First: 12; ACT: 1. Proposed by Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-liga (Associate Minister of Health) of the National …
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  • When the first barrier fails: Strengthening protection for drinking water sources

    … Summary Safe, good quality drinking water is a foundation of public health. The first, and most significant, barrier … we've obviously been exposed to this getting towards 50. What's the risk of having had an entire pregnancy, … was notified of the breach. Beyond this, it is unclear what role Taumata Arowai took or is taking. To date, the only …
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