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Mosquito treatment to restart in Kaipara following

Friday, 18 November 2005, 1:02 pm | Ministry of Health

Treatment to control the southern saltmarsh mosquito will be re-started at Carters Bach in the Kaipara region following the discovery of an adult southern saltmarsh mosquito there earlier this month, the Ministry of Health announced today. More >>

New Zealanders Seeking Help for Problem Gambling

Thursday, 17 November 2005, 3:09 pm | Ministry of Health

New Zealanders continued to seek help for their own or someone else's problem gambling in 2004, statistics released today by the Ministry of Health show. More >>

Health Ministry: Maternity Services High Quality

Wednesday, 16 November 2005, 9:31 am | Ministry of Health

The recent tragic cases of babies dying following breech delivery suggests that the care provided in those instances was inadequate. However, information available to the Ministry does not support the view that there is a systemic failure within ... More >>

Exotic Mosquitoes at Auckland Port, Airport

Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 3:58 pm | Ministry of Health

Two separate finds of mosquitoes in imported goods occurred at the Port of Auckland and Auckland Airport at the weekend. More >>

Ministry receives report on hospital discharges

Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 3:33 pm | Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health has received a report on hospital discharge rates for respiratory illness before and during the painted apple moth eradication programme in West Auckland. More >>

Renowned health resource now available across NZ

Friday, 4 November 2005, 2:17 pm | Ministry of Health

All New Zealand residents now have free access to reliable, up-to-date research evidence on medical interventions from the Cochrane Library. The Cochrane Library is a collection of regularly updated evidence-based health care databases that can help clinicians ... More >>

New step in planning for a pandemic

Thursday, 3 November 2005, 11:25 am | Ministry of Health

PLANS to protect New Zealanders against a possible influenza pandemic have been strengthened through an agreement with an Australian manufacturer for supplies of pandemic vaccine once developed, the Ministry of Health says. More >>

Like Minds, Like Mine campaign wins another award

Monday, 31 October 2005, 12:34 am | Ministry of Health

A television and radio advertising campaign aimed at changing public attitudes and behaviour towards people with mental illness has won a silver award at the New Zealand advertising industry awards. More >>

Progress made in reducing inequalities in health

Tuesday, 25 October 2005, 3:44 pm | Ministry of Health

Progress is being made in reducing inequalities in health outcomes between population groups. This is one of the most important findings in the Ministry of Health's Annual Report 2004/05 including The Health and Independence Report. More >>

Pandemic influenza planning tools

Thursday, 20 October 2005, 10:22 am | Ministry of Health

No one knows how many people might get sick or die in the next influenza pandemic, but it is important to plan for the possibility that it will have a significant impact in New Zealand, Director of Public Health Dr Mark Jacobs said today. More >>

Caution Urged On Cancer Screening – Expert

Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 8:36 am | Ministry of Health

A leading Australian screening expert today called for increased public understanding of not only the benefits of screening, but also the very real harms and risks associated with screening. More >>

Screening in NZ history challenges & opportunities

Monday, 3 October 2005, 9:01 am | Ministry of Health

Speech notes for plenary presentation to ‘Screening Symposium 2005’ Te Papa, Wellington 9.45am, 3 October 2005 More >>

Smoking rates continue to decline

Friday, 30 September 2005, 12:39 am | Ministry of Health

Initiatives to reduce smoking in New Zealand are continuing to produce reductions in the number of people smoking and the amount of tobacco they consume. More >>

MeNZB vaccinations top 600,000 young people

Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 5:29 pm | Ministry of Health

More than 600,000 young New Zealanders have now completed their MeNZB vaccination and have received all three doses needed to help protect them against the country's meningococcal B epidemic. More >>

Influenza, Avian Influenza, Pandemic Influenza FAQ

Thursday, 15 September 2005, 9:27 am | Ministry of Health

These are being continually updated as more information comes to hand, and are available at www.moh.govt.nz/pandemicinfluenza. More >>

Laboratory Follow Up

Wednesday, 31 August 2005, 7:13 pm | Ministry of Health

Follow up by the National Screening Unit on all laboratories contracted with the programme has identified a further 16 women now being recalled for rescreening due to a laboratory processing error the Health Ministry confirmed today. More >>

Transforming Public Perceptions of Mental Health

Monday, 29 August 2005, 11:02 am | Ministry of Health

Wellington, Friday 26 August 2005 – The Ministry of Health (MoH) together with advertising partner FCB New Zealand today revealed some of the most compelling statistics to come out in eight years on perceptions and attitudes associated with mental illness ... More >>