Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 13, 2023 2:27:00 GMT 12
NATIONAL PARTY PLANS TO SCRAP TE AKA WHAI ORA - MĀORI HEALTH AUTHORITY UNDER FIRE
Bay of Plenty health providers have hit out at National’s plan to scrap Te Aka Whai Ora - The Māori Health Authority, with one saying: “Don’t make us invisible”.
He said that when healthcare used cultural systems and cultural frameworks, this supported people positively.
Te Puna Ora O Mataatu has a Rongoā clinic (traditional Māori healing system) which works alongside its medical GP clinic. “When clients come in, they can have the choice between medicine from a Western point of view, but also from a Māori point of view.”
Tooley said traditional Māori healthcare practices such as giving new mothers support in the first 1000 days after childbirth or people entering their “twilight” years could currently receive funding in relation to targeting particular populations.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/national-party-plans-to-scrap-te-aka-whai-ora-under-fire/JKGZTARPJFDHPNZ2XL4GYM7HRM/
Bay of Plenty health providers have hit out at National’s plan to scrap Te Aka Whai Ora - The Māori Health Authority, with one saying: “Don’t make us invisible”.
He said that when healthcare used cultural systems and cultural frameworks, this supported people positively.
Te Puna Ora O Mataatu has a Rongoā clinic (traditional Māori healing system) which works alongside its medical GP clinic. “When clients come in, they can have the choice between medicine from a Western point of view, but also from a Māori point of view.”
Tooley said traditional Māori healthcare practices such as giving new mothers support in the first 1000 days after childbirth or people entering their “twilight” years could currently receive funding in relation to targeting particular populations.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/national-party-plans-to-scrap-te-aka-whai-ora-under-fire/JKGZTARPJFDHPNZ2XL4GYM7HRM/