Source: ProCare
Leading healthcare provider, ProCare, and Pacific research organisation, Moana Connect, are delighted to announce they have signed a partnership agreement to formalise their partnership and commitment to support each other’s strategic objectives to improve the wellbeing of our Pacific families.
Bindi Nowell, Group Chief Executive at ProCare, says “In order to help address health inequities across Aotearoa, it is essential that organisations work together to collaborate, provide expert support and integrated services. Our partnership with Moana Connect is another step forward in delivering whānau-centered healthcare that is more responsive towards improving the health and wellbeing of our Pacific communities faster.”
Viv Pole, Senior Advisor for Pacific Health at ProCare says, “We’ve worked with Moana Connect for many years now and have built a trusted relationship. We see them as a key influencer in the Pacific communities especially in research and evidence-based studies. We are excited to explore other collaborative opportunities to support our Pacific communities.”
Jacinta Fa’alili-Fidow, CEO at Moana Connect acknowledges the collaboration between the two organisations, their relevance and key strengths, to enable a collective impact that will continue to be made as they work together.
“Importantly, this MoU ensures an open and ongoing dialogue between our organisations and the Pacific communities we represent. It promotes knowledge sharing that will benefit the wider Pacific community especially as ProCare has the highest enrolled Pacific population in Aotearoa. We look forward to working even more closely with the ProCare team on our collective goals.”
Some of the initiatives ProCare and Moana Connect are working together on are:
· DigiFale App training to improve community knowledge and confidence in using the patient portal for booking GP appointments, requesting repeat medication, view lab results etc.
· Au Project – Pacific model of care for Before School assessments
· Child health research studies
· Pacific Data Sovereignty.
ProCare is a leading healthcare provider that aims to deliver the most progressive, pro-active and equitable health and wellbeing services in Aotearoa. We do this through our clinical support services, mental health and wellness services, virtual/tele health, mobile health, smoking cessation and by taking a population health and equity approach to our mahi. As New Zealand’s largest Primary Health Organisation, we represent a network of general practice teams and healthcare professionals who provide care to more than 830,000 people across Auckland and Northland. These practices serve the largest Pacific and South Asian populations enrolled in general practice and the largest Māori population in Tāmaki Makaurau. For more information go to www.procare.co.nz
