Breast Cancer Aotearoa is calling for a formal investigation into Pharmac the countries supplier of advance medicines and treatments.
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MPs mull amendments to the End of Life Choice Bill
ACT Party leader David Seymour has made major amendments to the End of Life Choice Bill after taking on board advice from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice, other parties and individual MPs.
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Womens rights to an abortion
Women's sovereignty over their own bodies was the call today from the hundreds who showed up at parliament grounds in support of women's reproductive rights. The protesters want to see significant changes to laws pertaining to abortion. However, some disagree.
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Reti criticises govt's Northland vaccination campaign
An expert on Northland's health issues says that his region should have been a priority for vaccine distribution. Whangarei MP Dr Shane Reti says the prime minister, Ministry of Health and Pharmac need to front up with Northlanders about when they knew that more vaccines were available and why they weren't purchased.
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Porirua primary schools going without hot water
A Porirua primary school principal says all schools should have access to running hot water for students at their schools.
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Porirua mother relieved her home will be warmer this winter
A Porirua mother is relieved her home will be more safe for her and her children this winter thanks to the Porirua East Housing Project, which brings together local community organisations in a bid to improve houses and ensure they're keeping children healthy.
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Another march towards Pharmac funding
The Medavivors breast cancer survivors group today took another step towards gaining government funding for cancer treatments for suffering New Zealanders. Breast cancer sufferer Wiki Maholland is as determined than ever to live her life on her own terms.
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Bereaved father urges the govt to refocus on suicide
A father whos daughter committed suicide in 2015 is urging the government to focus more on teen suicide issues. Sydney Kyle Purewa was joined by many other families who marched to parliament today to call for change.
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Smoking rates highest among teen Māori girls
Smoking among NZ students is at an all-time low, but smoking rates for Māori and Pacific students remains disproportionately high, especially for Māori girls.
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'Declare lung cancer national priority'- Lung Foundation NZ
The latest call for better cancer treatment funding has come from Lung Foundation New Zealand which has launched a petition calling on the government to declare lung cancer a national health priority and to approve additional budget for Pharmac to fund lung cancer medications.
