Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 5, 2019 16:10:12 GMT 12
CALL FOR INDEPENDENT HAUORA AUTHORITY TO EMBED MĀORI-LED SOLUTIONS
A parliamentary committee has been urged to recommend an independent hauora authority to tackle health disparities for Māori.
Among the submitters were the National Hauora Coalition, which is also a key claimant in the Waitangi Tribunal Health Services and Outcomes Inquiry.
The coalition's clinical director, Dr Rawiri Jansen, said the current health system was not set up to address causes of inequity for Māori, and the gap continues to widen.
"I think the important thing is we look at the health system and notice that it is organised deliberately in ways which deliver great outcomes for non-Māori - for Pākehā, and if we want to create equity then we have to deliberately organise the health system in order to achieve that." he said.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/402512/call-for-independent-hauora-authority-to-embed-maori-led-solutions
A parliamentary committee has been urged to recommend an independent hauora authority to tackle health disparities for Māori.
Among the submitters were the National Hauora Coalition, which is also a key claimant in the Waitangi Tribunal Health Services and Outcomes Inquiry.
The coalition's clinical director, Dr Rawiri Jansen, said the current health system was not set up to address causes of inequity for Māori, and the gap continues to widen.
"I think the important thing is we look at the health system and notice that it is organised deliberately in ways which deliver great outcomes for non-Māori - for Pākehā, and if we want to create equity then we have to deliberately organise the health system in order to achieve that." he said.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/402512/call-for-independent-hauora-authority-to-embed-maori-led-solutions