Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 6, 2021 4:23:43 GMT 12
SOUTHERN DHB ACKNOWLEDGES TE TIRITI O WAITANGI BREACH
Māori living in Southland and Otago are more than twice as likely to die of a preventable health condition than Pākehā.
While this data is from 2016, and may have improved slightly in the 2017/2018 reporting period, the Southern District Health Board has called it “unjust, unfair and in breach of te Tiriti o Waitangi”.
“It’s nothing other than a reflection of the DHB’s failure, until recently, to prioritise [Māori health],” Potiki said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/126586405/southern-dhb-acknowledges-te-tiriti-o-waitangi-breach
Māori living in Southland and Otago are more than twice as likely to die of a preventable health condition than Pākehā.
While this data is from 2016, and may have improved slightly in the 2017/2018 reporting period, the Southern District Health Board has called it “unjust, unfair and in breach of te Tiriti o Waitangi”.
“It’s nothing other than a reflection of the DHB’s failure, until recently, to prioritise [Māori health],” Potiki said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/126586405/southern-dhb-acknowledges-te-tiriti-o-waitangi-breach