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Establishing a Māori health governance group to help save lives
In order for better outcomes for Māori living with cancer and have earlier detections, the Ministry of Health must ensure cancer survival equity is achieved for Māori by 2030. That's according to Hei Ahuru Mōwai - Māori Cancer Leadership Chair, Dr Nina Scott who says Māori health leaders need to be at the forefront of decisions that impact on Māori.
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Changing the mental health discourse with ‘Mahi a Atua’
Consultant psychiatrist Dr Diana Kopua is calling for a stronger focus on indigenous knowledge in mental health, pointing to recent provisional health statistics that show disproportionately high rates of Māori suicide. Kopua delivered a keynote address to the Māori Law Society at their annual conference in Wellington.
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Treating suicide as mental illness "will not work”- Baker
Dr Maria Baker, CEO of 'TE RAU ORA' says that a more community-based approach is needed in order to see a decrease of deaths by suicide among Māori and Pasifika.
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Monocultural health system 'needs an overhaul'
Waitangi Tribunal claimant and Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon is calling on the Crown to respond to the Waitangi Tribunal Hauora Report with more urgency. Moxon says Māori are dying on a daily basis from preventable disease and are disadvantaged by a monocultural and racist health system.
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Loud & proud Māori chef encourages others to back themselves
Māori celebrity chef Bridget Davis (Ngāpuhi) is encouraging others to back themselves as she works on her fourth cookbook. While her writing journey hasn't been easy, Davis says that with 10,000 books sold in two months, all the blood, sweat and tears has been worth it.
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Tu Tonu combines modern day and traditional health practices
A new Māori-led rehabilitation initiative which aims to fuse modern-day and traditional Māori health practices was launched in Hamilton today.
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Waitangi Tribunal Māori health report- a chance for self-determination
Lady Tureiti Moxon says a new Māori health system based on self-determination is what is needed to address the alarming Māori health statistics across the country.
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$20mil for Tairāwhiti mental health and additions unit
A new mental health and addiction unit will be built at Hauora Tairāwhiti Gisborne Hospital, with a government commitment of up to $20mil in funding under Budget 2019.
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Whānau Ora gets $80 million boost
"This is the most significant boost to Whānau Ora since 2009" - John Tamihere, CEO of Te Whānau o Waipareira.
