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Draft Mäori Health Strategy Public Consultation
Wednesday, 2 May 2001, 11:12 am | Ministry of Health
The draft Maori Health Strategy He Korowai Oranga was released today. Iwi, Maori communities, health and disability providers, and those interested, can discuss and comment on it during a series of hui in May. More >>
Ministry repeats Warning on GHB and 1,4 butanediol
Monday, 30 April 2001, 1:31 pm | Ministry of Health
THE Ministry of Health is repeating its warning to the public not to consume any products containing 1,4 butanediol (One4b) or gamma hydroxy butyrate (GHB, GBH or Fantasy). More >>
Meningococcal Disease Rates Continue to Rise
Monday, 30 April 2001, 1:17 pm | Ministry of Health
DON'T WAIT, take action, is still the message regarding meningococcal disease, as rates continue to rise throughout New Zealand. More >>
Health Benefits Satisfied With Sentences
Friday, 20 April 2001, 11:52 am | Ministry of Health
Sentences were handed down today in the Wellington District Court to the principal and three company representatives of New Zealand Diagnostics Ltd, a Waikanae based medical supply company. More >>
Health Home Visiting Service
Friday, 20 April 2001, 11:43 am | Ministry of Health
Home delivery of health information will be the reality for many Tokoroa families when they take part in a Ministry of Health home visiting service pilot project this year. More >>
Ministry offers support services for Gisborne wome
Thursday, 19 April 2001, 10:34 am | Ministry of Health
Director-General of Health Dr Karen Poutasi today encouraged women living in the Gisborne region who had not accessed additional support services since 1999 to contact a free phone 0800 number (0800 444 633) to discuss the options available. More >>
Ministry Welcomes Coroner's Findings
Wednesday, 18 April 2001, 9:44 am | Ministry of Health
THE Ministry of Health welcomes the coroner's report into the deaths of Lachlan Jones and David Begg. More >>
Exotic Mosquito Found At Auckland Wharf
Tuesday, 10 April 2001, 1:56 pm | Ministry of Health
A TRAPPING programme is underway at ports in Auckland after the discovery on Saturday of larvae and pupae of an exotic mosquito thought to be Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. More >>
Gisborne Cervical Screening Inquiry Report Welcome
Tuesday, 10 April 2001, 1:52 pm | Ministry of Health
Director-General of Health Dr Karen Poutasi welcomed the release today of the Gisborne Cervical Screening Inquiry Report. More >>
Evidence Used To Develop Health Strategy
Monday, 9 April 2001, 1:59 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has published the second of a series of occasional bulletins about the health of New Zealanders. This bulletin, titled Evidence-based Health Objectives for the New Zealand Health Strategy, describes one of the processes used in developing ... More >>
Health Benefits Successful In Fraud Case
Wednesday, 4 April 2001, 3:26 pm | Ministry of Health
A guilty verdict was delivered last evening by the jury in the Wellington District Court case against the principal and three company representatives of New Zealand Diagnostics Ltd, a Waikanae based medical supply company. The verdicts were welcomed ... More >>
Pressure On Specialist Baby Care Hospital Units
Thursday, 29 March 2001, 4:21 pm | Ministry of Health
A greater demand for long-stay intensive specialist care for premature and very sick babies is placing pressure on the country's six intensive care neonatal units, the Ministry of Health said today. More >>
Breastscreen Aotearoa Latest Monitoring Report
Thursday, 29 March 2001, 1:45 pm | Ministry of Health
Almost half of women aged 50-64 (139,286 women) received mammograms through BreastScreen Aotearoa during its first 21 months of operation according to a monitoring report released today. More >>
World TB Day A Reminder That TB Still Exists
Monday, 26 March 2001, 11:15 am | Ministry of Health
World TB day, a day in which the world-wide fight against tuberculosis is highlighted, is a timely reminder that people must not be complacent about the world's leading infectious disease, Ministry of Health, Senior Public Health Advisor, Dr Doug Lush ... More >>
Health Information Management And Technology Plan
Tuesday, 20 March 2001, 2:30 pm | Ministry of Health
ORGANISATIONS and consumers of the health and disability sector are being invited to contribute to a plan which will examine the current state and future needs of New Zealand's health information. More >>
Review Of Forensic Services Signals Way Forward
Friday, 16 March 2001, 2:21 pm | Ministry of Health
Dr Janice Wilson, Ministry of Health Deputy Director-General of Mental Health released today the report on services for people with mental illness in the justice system. More >>
New quality framework for medical profession
Thursday, 15 March 2001, 5:47 pm | Ministry of Health
A new quality framework for clinical practice is being introduced for public hospitals by the Ministry of Health. More >>
Gonorrhoea Remains High In Auckland
Thursday, 15 March 2001, 2:17 pm | Ministry of Health
THE number of gonorrhoea cases reported in Auckland remains high and increased 10 percent over the past year. However, Waikato and Bay of Plenty figures for gonorrhoea have fallen over the past six months, according to the latest surveillance reports. More >>
Ministry of Health funds free influenza vaccine
Thursday, 15 March 2001, 8:53 am | Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health funds free influenza vaccine for over 65's and others at risk More >>
Exotic Mosquito Suspected in Used Machinery
Monday, 12 March 2001, 3:01 pm | Ministry of Health
A trapping programme is underway at ports in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, following the discovery of larvae and a dead adult exotic mosquito, suspected to be Aedes albopictus, the Asian Tiger Mosquito. More >>
