About us Mō mātou

About the Ministry of Health and the New Zealand health system. 

Regulation & legislation Ngā here me ngā ture

Health providers and products we regulate, and laws we administer.

Strategies & initiatives He rautaki, he tūmahi hou

How we’re working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.

Monitoring & statistics He aroturuki, he tatauranga

Data and insights from our health surveys, research and monitoring.

Māori health Hauora Māori

Increasing access to health services, achieving equity and improving outcomes for Māori.

Cabinet material related to amend the Medicines Act 1981 to ensure that the Minister of Health is able to give provisional consent to sell and use medicines where it is desirable to meet clinical and public health need and to validate existing provisional consents that have been granted by Medsafe.

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