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Three more test positive for Influenza A
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 12:59 pm | Ministry of Health
A further three people have tested positive for Influenza A and are being treated as having Swine Flu. This brings the total number of people who are being regarded as confirmed or probable cases of Swine Flu to 14. These three new cases returned ... More >>
RESULTS OF H1N1 (Swine flu) testing
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 7:52 am | Ministry of Health
Director of Public Health, Dr Mark Jacobs announced tonight that results from some of the Rangitoto College party who tested positive to Influenza A on Sunday, have also tested positive for Swine Flu H1N1. More >>
Swine Flu – caution and concern, but not alarm
Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 1:10 pm | Ministry of Health
Director of Public Health, Dr Mark Jacobs, confirmed this morning that to date there are ten probable cases and 56 people being treated for suspected Swine Flu in New Zealand. More >>
Swine Flu - Ministry of Health Update No 8
Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 12:15 pm | Ministry of Health
Individuals who travelled to North America or Mexico who develop flu like symptoms within two weeks of returning to New Zealand are being followed up by health authorities and being medically assessed, treated with the anti-viral medicine tamiflu and kept ... More >>
Swine flu - Update 5
Monday, 27 April 2009, 4:47 pm | Ministry of Health
A further press conference will be scheduled when the results of tests on the Northcote students are known. Until then, communications will be distributed via this medium. More >>
Swine Flu Update Four
Monday, 27 April 2009, 12:33 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health wants to stress that all passengers who have returned from North America and Mexico in the last two weeks who have flu-like symptoms should contact their GP or other heath professional. This key message is not limited to ... More >>
Swine Flu Update Three
Monday, 27 April 2009, 10:03 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry has been advised a second member of the Rangitoto school party which travelled to Mexico (a teacher) has been admitted to hospital with flu symptoms. We will advise further details when they come to hand. More >>
Strict Monitoring Of Swine Flu In Place
Monday, 27 April 2009, 8:59 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is continuing to monitor updates from the World Health Organisation concerning an outbreak of swine influenza (H1N1) in Mexico and the western United States. More >>
Strict Monitoring Of Swine Flu In Place
Sunday, 26 April 2009, 1:38 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is continuing to monitor updates from the World Health Organisation concerning an outbreak of swine influenza (H1N1) in Mexico and the western United States. More >>
Hospital Benchmarking Report - final quarter 2008
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 11:56 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has released the latest Hospital Benchmark Information (HBI) report for the last quarter of 2008. HBI reports are produced quarterly by the Ministry of Health and track the performance of all public hospitals in New Zealand against ... More >>
Initiative ramps up online depression support
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 3:06 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health website www.depression.org.nz has launched newly created content to supply practical information to help people experiencing depression, including video clips from several New Zealanders who talk about what worked for them. More >>
Disability Support Services - Consumer Forums 2009
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 5:34 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health’s Disability Support Services (DSS) is holding Consumer forums/hui throughout NZ to seek input about disability issues from disabled people, their families, whanau, aiga and carers. More >>
Disabled Intimate Care Training - Investigation
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 1:26 pm | Ministry of Health
An investigation was unable to substantiate the main claim that training for care givers included instructing them to help intellectually impaired people to masturbate. Despite this, a number of actions are planned by the Ministry of Health, Deputy Director-General ... More >>
NZ assisting with managing Tokelau influenza
Monday, 30 March 2009, 4:34 pm | Ministry of Health
New Zealand health authorities are working closely with their counterparts in Tokelau to help manage an influenza outbreak affecting more than one in every ten people on the three remote atolls of Tokelau. More >>
World TB Day 2009
Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 9:51 am | Ministry of Health
World TB Day 2009 represents the continuation of the World Health Organisation's two-year campaign, I Am Stopping TB,launched in 2008, that involves people everywhere doing their part to stop TB. The Ministry of Health says New Zealanders can do their ... More >>
Survey looks into oral health of New Zealanders
Friday, 13 March 2009, 2:05 pm | Ministry of Health
About 2000 adults and 1000 children are expected to take part in the 2009 New Zealand Oral Health Survey that is being conducted from March to November 2009. The Ministry of Health commissioned the survey to gather up-to-date information about the oral ... More >>
Health warning Re: Samoan and Tongan medicine
Friday, 13 March 2009, 11:21 am | Ministry of Health
The Director-General of Health, Stephen McKernan, is warning the public about the potential health dangers associated with four unapproved medicines manufactured in Samoa and Tonga and sold from general retailers in New Zealand. More >>
Survey looks into oral health of New Zealanders
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:39 pm | Ministry of Health
About 2000 adults and 1000 children are expected to take part in the 2009 New Zealand Oral Health Survey that is being conducted from March to November 2009. More >>
Applications for Hauora Maori Scholarships 2009
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 4:10 pm | Ministry of Health
Associate Health Minister, Tariana Turia, has today announced that more than 500 scholarships are available to support and encourage Maori students taking up careers within the health sector. More >>
Serious and Sentinel Events 2007-2008
Monday, 23 February 2009, 5:38 pm | Ministry of Health
Patrick Snedden, Chair of the Quality Improvement Committee today released the second consolidated report of serious and sentinel events* across the 21 District Health Boards. More >>
