Decision to award sole supply of infliximab in DHB hospitals
Source: Pharmac
What we’re doing
We are pleased to announce a decision to award sole supply of infliximab, a biologic medicine used to treat a range...
Marriage equality and the right to form a family
Source: Human Rights Commission
The New Zealand Human Rights Commission formally endorses marriage equality and a non-discriminatory approach to adoption that gives primacy to the...
Don’t let your health be treated like an exercise in practical accounting
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
ASMS has expressed concern about the relentless focus on cost-cutting by the the Canterbury DHB along with the Government’s...
Government strengthens managed isolation system
Source: New Zealand Government
A range of improvements are already underway to address issues identified in the rapid review of the Managed Isolation and Quarantine...
4 new cases of COVID-19
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
Today there are four new cases of COVID-19 at the border. There continue to be no cases in the...
Yuexiu Commercial ” Yue+ Club ” will Grandly Launch
Source: Media Outreach
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 26 June 2020 – Yuexiu Property Company Limited (HKEx Stock Code: 00123) is pleased to announce that the...
New Navy Vessel Aotearoa To Arrive In New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Government
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s new ship, Aotearoa, set sail for New Zealand on 10 June from the Republic of Korea, and...
Human Rights – Fear and COVID-19 stalk children in the world’s largest refugee settlement
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Save the Children
Lack of medical facilities compounds pandemic threat to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
By David Skinner
Head of Save the Children’s Rohingya Response
There...
Education – Ara applauds Education New Zealand’s Innovation Healthcare Challenge winners
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Ara Institute of Canterbury
ChristchurchNZ’s Emerging Future’s Two Week Innovation Healthcare Challenge has just finished, with Team Aritma emerging as the ‘Judges...
Otago expert fears increase in fetal alcohol disorder following lockdown
Source: University of Otago
Friday 26 June 2020 4:35pmA University of Otago researcher fears the soaring rates of alcohol purchases during lockdown may result in...
Government delivers on mental health commitment
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government is delivering on election commitments and a key recommendation of He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into...
Key appointments to ensure high quality healthcare for New Zealanders
Source: New Zealand Government
Health Minister Dr David Clark welcomes the appointment of Auckland coroner Morag McDowell to the role of Health and Disability Commissioner.
He...
