The Ministry of Health announced today that Matthew Tukaki (Ngāi Te Rangi) has been appointed as the new Director of the Suicide Prevention Office.
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The Ministry of Health has today published an external review into delays in PCR testing processing during the early stages of the Omicron outbreak.
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An independent Delta Response Rapid Review, released today by the Ministry of Health, provides an overview of the perspective of key stakeholders on the Incident Management response by the Ministry of Health to the Delta outbreak, in the period August to December 2021.
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The new Public Health Agency will be led by Dr Andrew Old when it is formally established on 1 July 2022, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says.Read more
Expressions of interest open today for a new Public Health Advisory Committee of up to seven members who will tackle existing and future health issues affecting New Zealanders.
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The ASH Year 10 Snapshot Survey published today shows Aotearoa’s daily youth smoking rates continue to decline across all ethnicities, with overall rates falling to an all-time low from about 2% between 2015-19 to 1.3% in 2021.
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Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) will be used as the primary test at Auckland community testing centres (CTCs) from today to help meet demand for testing as the Omicron outbreak grows
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More than 3 million Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) have been distributed across New Zealand for workers who keep New Zealand’s critical services and supply chains moving, and those in our community most at risk from the effects of COVID-19.
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