This section provides information about the Ministry’s work in relation to diseases and conditions.
Diseases and conditions
In this section
- Learn what we’re doing in New Zealand to combat antimicrobial resistance. Read more
- This section contains the online chapters from the Communicable Disease Control Manual. The manual describes standard practice for public health services to follow for the prevention and control of notifiable diseases. Read more
- Case definitions for suspected, probable and confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease. Read more
- The Ministry is leading a cross-agency approach to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and ensure those people with FASD and their family/whānau live the best possible lives. Read more
- A list of the diseases that are notifiable to the Medical Officer of Health. Read more
- Information about obesity in New Zealand, and the Ministry's work in this area. Read more