Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 29, 2019 16:33:28 GMT 12
AVOIDABLE DEATHS AND LOWER LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR MĀORI AND PACIFIC A TRAVESTY, MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY
Half of Māori and Pacific deaths in New Zealand have been found to be potentially avoidable - a finding which medical experts say is a national travesty.
It compares to 23 per cent for non-Māori and non-Pacific people, and is partly the result of racism which is built in to New Zealand's health system.
"Our people aren't getting the diagnostics or seeing specialists when they should be seeing them. Therefore, they get put at the back of the line and miss out.
She said racism in the health system was often subtle.......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12217309
Half of Māori and Pacific deaths in New Zealand have been found to be potentially avoidable - a finding which medical experts say is a national travesty.
It compares to 23 per cent for non-Māori and non-Pacific people, and is partly the result of racism which is built in to New Zealand's health system.
"Our people aren't getting the diagnostics or seeing specialists when they should be seeing them. Therefore, they get put at the back of the line and miss out.
She said racism in the health system was often subtle.......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12217309