Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 18, 2021 3:55:24 GMT 12
WORSE OUTCOMES FOR MĀORI AFTER SURGERY DESCRIBED AS POSSIBLE BREACH OF THE TREATY OF WAITANGI
Māori are more likely to die following surgery than Pākehā, a new study has found, the researchers saying the results could be seen as a breach of indigenous rights.
"However, these disparities are in breach of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which states that Indigenous peoples have both the right to good health and the 'right to access, without any discrimination, all social and health services'.
"In New Zealand, disparities in outcomes for the Indigenous Māori population can be considered a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document."......
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Māori are more likely to die following surgery than Pākehā, a new study has found, the researchers saying the results could be seen as a breach of indigenous rights.
"However, these disparities are in breach of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which states that Indigenous peoples have both the right to good health and the 'right to access, without any discrimination, all social and health services'.
"In New Zealand, disparities in outcomes for the Indigenous Māori population can be considered a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document."......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/09/worse-outcomes-for-m-ori-after-surgery-described-as-possible-breach-of-the-treaty-of-waitangi.html