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  • COVID-19 and Māori health – when equity is more than a word

    … Māori academics, researchers and health professionals, we are extremely concerned about the impacts of the COVID-19 … rates of influenza were twice as high for Māori compared with Pākehā. 4 Māori were also three times more likely to be … and intended to be used to prioritise which person gets what resource. These approaches often reflect judgements …
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  • What is happening with vaping among adolescents and young adults in Aotearoa?

    … The main information sources used in this briefing are summarised in supplementary information   . Figures 1,2 … in the 2022 UK ASH survey of 11-18 year olds, the most common reason (20.8%) given for vaping among current smokers … vaping There are diverse and often contested views about what constitutes addiction (or ‘dependence’) in relation to …
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  • Why we need an Aotearoa Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

    … in Aotearoa NZ (NZ) and globally. 1 , 2 Future pandemics are inevitable with multiple drivers of pathogen spillover … between Crown Research Institutes and Universities.  What is a distributed CDC? The essential feature of an … and vice versa. 12 Several current infectious disease problems have been highlighted in the Briefing this year, …
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  • Dropping the ball on measles? Aotearoa must close an ‘immunity gap’ to avoid a measles epidemic

    … to measles in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is growing. We are close to the number that triggered previous measles … measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). 1 With  latest immunisation coverage at age two years at around … promotion and services nationally, with every case. What this Briefing adds Despite growing concerns about the …
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  • Government funding of interpreters in Primary Care is needed to ensure quality care

    … The pandemic has highlighted many problems in the NZ health system. This blog will address the … purpose. If it is acknowledged that funded interpreters are needed for Covid-19 patients, why are they not available … (MBIE) Language Assistance Programme to try to establish what is currently provided. The data are of poor quality but …
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  • Why Aotearoa New Zealand needs a Public Health Communication Centre

    … Greetings from the Public Health Communication Centre. We are dedicated to effectively communicating policies and … lead to better management of existing public health problems, and stimulate awareness and action to address the … difference to the lives and wellbeing of New Zealanders. What is new in this Briefing The newly launched Public Health …
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  • The need for a robust scientific definition for the elimination of COVID-19 from New Zealand

    … borders for easier travel between the two countries.   In common language, the words “elimination” and “eradication” are often used interchangeably, but a distinction is made in … due to tight border controls and flight restrictions. What might a definition of COVID-19 elimination look like? …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality

    … outbreak warned that nearly 800,000 New Zealanders are drinking water that is “not demonstrably safe”. 1 This … responses suggests very different understandings of what is driving the country’s drinking water and wider water quality problems. There are complex connections and interactions …
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  • Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?

    … way forward for New Zealand.   Lung cancer isn’t the most common cancer in New Zealand – it doesn’t make it into the … lung cancer screening trial (NELSON), results of which are expected next year (3). Closer to home, the Australians … on inequalities in lung cancer, among others (5). So, what about the cost-effectiveness of LDCT screening? Since …
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  • Protecting hapu māmā and newborn babies through immunisation during pregnancy in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … Summary Vaccinations during pregnancy are an unborn child’s first immunisation event. They are a … require intensive care, permanent brain or lung damage is common. 2 In 2023, 20 infants under 5 months old were … immunisation coverage and health outcomes for whānau.  What's new in this briefing? Maternal immunisation coverage …
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