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Guidelines commissioned on heart attack treatment
Tuesday, 6 July 2004, 3:14 pm | Ministry of Health
New guidelines about the best way to improve New Zealand's treatment of people with heart attack or severe acute heart disease are being developed, the Ministry of Health announced today. More >>
Maternity report released
Tuesday, 6 July 2004, 12:06 am | Ministry of Health
The number of women having caesarean section births in New Zealand continues to increase slowly. More >>
Long-term Residential Care Booklet
Monday, 5 July 2004, 1:07 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is distributing a booklet to ensure that older people and their families have access to good information about long term care for older people. The booklet is called 'Long-term Residential Care in a Rest home or Hospital, What ... More >>
Meningococcal vaccine use-by date not confirmed
Monday, 21 June 2004, 12:39 am | Ministry of Health
News media reports of a deadline for using the first batch of vaccine in the proposed national programme to immunise against meningococcal B disease are premature. More >>
Mâori voice for health workforce issues
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 11:14 am | Ministry of Health
A new group dealing with Mâori health workforce issues says its first job will be to identify initiatives that will boost recruitment of Mâori into health training courses. More >>
Ministry Set To Eradicate Saltmarsh Mosquito
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 9:32 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is preparing to treat areas of the Wairau estuary in an initial attempt to eradicate Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito (Ochlerotatus camptorhynchus) that has been found in Wairau Lagoon. More >>
New Zealanders to benefit
Friday, 28 May 2004, 3:20 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health supports the $30 million cash injection into vote sport and recreation, which will help New Zealanders remain healthy and active, keeping them out of doctors? surgeries and hospitals. More >>
Exotic Mosquito Interception at Auckland Port
Tuesday, 25 May 2004, 12:30 am | Ministry of Health
Exotic mosquito have been found in a used imported concrete mixer at the Port of Auckland by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Quarantine staff during a routine inspection. More >>
Initial Survey Results Southern Saltmarsh Wairau
Monday, 24 May 2004, 1:58 pm | Ministry of Health
Media Release 24 May 2004 Results of initial survey for Southern Saltmarsh in Wairau The results of work to identify the extent of an infestation of Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito near Blenheim have been provided to the Ministry of Health. New Zealand ... More >>
DHBs financial performance better than forecast
Friday, 21 May 2004, 2:31 pm | Ministry of Health
District Health Boards are performing better than their financial forecasts for the nine months to the end of March. More >>
Survey for Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito in Wairau
Tuesday, 18 May 2004, 11:42 am | Ministry of Health
The initial delimiting survey for the Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito in the Marlborough wetlands has been completed, the Ministry of Health said today. More >>
Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito found near Blenheim
Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 1:01 pm | Ministry of Health
The Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito has been found in lagoons in the Wairau estuarine area near Blenheim, the Ministry of Health said today. More >>
Timing update on Meningococcal Vaccine Strategy
Tuesday, 11 May 2004, 4:30 pm | Ministry of Health
All aspects of the project continue to run smoothly, however the licensure process of the MeNZB? vaccine is taking longer than the current expectations, said Meningococcal Vaccine Strategy Director Dr Jane O?Hallahan. Consequently, this affects the earliest ... More >>
Free influenza vaccination is still available
Tuesday, 11 May 2004, 3:27 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is reminding those people most at risk of complications from influenza that free vaccination is still available but only until the end of June 2004. More >>
Embryo donation an option under proposed guideline
Thursday, 6 May 2004, 1:41 pm | Ministry of Health
Couples who have IVF embryos that are surplus to their treatment needs may soon be given the option of donating them to other infertile couples. More >>
Youth Awareness Week
Wednesday, 5 May 2004, 4:51 pm | Ministry of Health
We need to remind ourselves to view young people as valued participants in our community, thereby making it a healthier place for them to live, rather than seeing them as risk or a problem for our society. More >>
Health Innovation Awards Finalists Announced
Tuesday, 4 May 2004, 1:47 pm | Ministry of Health
New Zealanders are reaping the benefits of novel and cost-efficient health care innovations developed by the 25 finalists named today in the 2004 New Zealand Health Innovation Awards. More >>
A Further Step to Better Quality Data
Friday, 30 April 2004, 11:57 am | Ministry of Health
Improving the quality of ethnicity data collected requires a standardised process that is used by all agencies that collect, record and use health information. More >>
Report on the effects of the moth spray programme
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 5:41 pm | Ministry of Health
The Director of Public Health’s office has released the independent report into the health effects of the painted apple moth spraying programme in West Auckland. More >>
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 5:10 pm | Ministry of Health
THE MINISTRY of Health is reminding all doctors and hospitals to be alert to any possible cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome following reports of new cases in China. More >>
