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Gisborne Cervical Screening Inquiry
Tuesday, 16 November 1999, 3:34 pm | Ministry of Health
WOMEN concerned they will be unable to make submissions to the Gisborne Cervical Screening Inquiry because they don't yet know whether they have been affected will not be excluded, Director-General of Health Karen Poutasi said today. More >>
Infant death rates continue to fall - MOH
Friday, 12 November 1999, 10:38 am | Ministry of Health
THERE were significantly fewer infant deaths in 1998 according to provisional infant mortality statistics released by the Ministry of Health today. More >>
Reports of Cryptosporidium on the Increase
Wednesday, 27 October 1999, 11:46 am | Ministry of Health
Renewed calls from the Ministry of Health about the importance of basic hygiene and water quality management, following a nation-wide increase in reports of the infectious disease cryptosporidiosis. More >>
Medical Devices in the Home and Y2K
Wednesday, 27 October 1999, 10:18 am | Ministry of Health
PEOPLE with medical devices in their homes or those needing kidney dialysis should be thinking carefully about their plans for the festive season, says the Ministry of Health. More >>
Medical Devices in the Home and Y2K
Wednesday, 27 October 1999, 9:58 am | Ministry of Health
PEOPLE with medical devices in their homes or those needing kidney dialysis should be thinking carefully about their plans for the festive season, says the Ministry of Health. More >>
Significant Drop in Cases of Campylobacter
Friday, 22 October 1999, 11:47 am | Ministry of Health
THE Ministry of Health has reported a 30% drop in the number of notified cases of Campylobacter. More >>
Antibiotic resistance international problem
Monday, 11 October 1999, 6:08 pm | Ministry of Health
ANTIBIOTIC resistant "superbugs" reported in three different hospitals are nothing new but clearly illustrate the problems such infections pose when they strike people with lowered immunity, the Ministry of Health says. More >>
New prescribers' law welcome first step for nurses
Wednesday, 6 October 1999, 5:16 pm | Ministry of Health
THE new Medicines Amendment Act offers a great opportunity for nurses to start gearing up to prescibe medicines safely and effectively, the Ministry of Health says. More >>
New legislation for Compulsory Care introduced
Wednesday, 6 October 1999, 12:39 am | Ministry of Health
Backgrounder from Ministry Of Health More >>
Questions and Answers on National Drug Policy
Tuesday, 5 October 1999, 4:44 pm | Ministry of Health
The National Drug policy is an attempt to pull together state agencies' previously fragmented strategies to minimise drug-related harm into one cohesive framework. Previously, no sector or agency had overall responsibility for priority setting or ... More >>
Alcohol and drug services a priority
Tuesday, 5 October 1999, 4:42 pm | Ministry of Health
PREVENTING and reducing the harm New Zealanders do to themselves and others when taking drugs or alcohol continues to be a priority, the Ministry of Health says. More >>
Obstetrics Report gives NZ picture of births
Monday, 4 October 1999, 1:07 pm | Ministry of Health
THE first nation-wide report on trends of birth interventions in New Zealand was today released by the Ministry of Health. More >>
Low Level Of Benzene Gas Found In New Zealand
Thursday, 30 September 1999, 12:37 am | Ministry of Health
SMOKERS and people with internal garages and older, petrol fuelled cars with carburettors are most at risk of inhaling benzene, a Ministry of Health study has shown. More >>
Y2K has long term benefits for hospital and health
Wednesday, 22 September 1999, 4:04 pm | Ministry of Health
HOSPITAL and health services will reap longer term benefits from their efforts to become Y2K compliant, says Ministry of Health Y2K project manager Steve Brazier. More >>
Stroll, Strut, Stride Starts
Wednesday, 15 September 1999, 8:55 am | Ministry of Health
HEALTH Minister Wyatt Creech and Ministry of Health staff will practise what they preach when they launch the Stroll, Strut, Stride campaign today. (Wednesday, Sept 15) More >>
Hospital Equipment Ready For The Y2K
Wednesday, 8 September 1999, 10:06 am | Ministry of Health
The public can be reassured that any hospital medical devices have now been thoroughly checked and re-tested for susceptibility to the Y2K computer bug. More >>
New Public Health Appointments
Thursday, 2 September 1999, 4:26 pm | Ministry of Health
Ron Paterson, currently senior lecturer at the University of Auckland law school, is to take up the position of Deputy Director-General, Safety and Regulation, in the Ministry of Health. More >>
Min Of Health Briefing on Y2K
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 10:14 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is holding a briefing on the Y2K issue for the health sector on September 8, at 9.30am at its Molesworth Street premises in Wellington. More >>
Stroll, Strut Stride Campaign
Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 9:49 am | Ministry of Health
Come and see the Health Minister and health policy makers practice what they preach on September 15 when they launch the Heart Foundation's Stroll, Strut, Stride campaign. More >>
Suicide Expert Visiting New Zealand
Tuesday, 31 August 1999, 1:24 pm | Ministry of Health
Professor Goldney, an expert on suicide, tours New Zealand in September. A Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide in Australia, Professor Goldney is also President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, and a practising ... More >>
