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Making The Consumer Care Guidelines For Electricity Retailers Mandatory Could Save Lives
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 9:26 am | Public Health Communication Centre
The Electricity Authority should make the Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers mandatory, according to Energy poverty researcher Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan and He Kāinga Oranga Housing and Health Research Programme at the University of ... More >>
A Call For Clinics To Treat Healthcare Workers Suffering From Long COVID
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 2:36 pm | Public Health Communication Centre
Te Whatu Ora is being urged to support multidisciplinary clinics for healthcare workers suffering from Long COVID by the authors of a case study looking at a successful clinic doing just that in Taranaki. The study published in the latest Briefing from ... More >>
Our Fourth Wave Of Covid-19 And Why We Should Care
Friday, 28 April 2023, 10:09 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Leading epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says New Zealand is clearly experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 and health authorities should be reminding us about the benefits of vaccination and the value of measures to help reduce transmission. Professor ... More >>
A Call To Make Invasive Group A Strep Notifiable In New Zealand
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 6:28 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Public Health experts say there’s an increase worldwide in severe infections involving group A streptococcus and they are calling for it to be made a notifiable condition in New Zealand. Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a common cause of sore throats and ... More >>
