Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 16, 2022 2:28:58 GMT 12
MĀORI HEALTH AUTHORITY GETS $22 MILLION INITIAL FUNDING
Health Minister Andrew Little has announced $22 million of funding for kaupapa Māori health services through the interim Māori health authority.
The authority is due to start in July after the Government last November announced it would abolish all 20 district health boards (DHBs) and create a single, national health organisation and a Māori health authority.
“This Government is committed to building a new national health system so all New Zealanders can get the healthcare they need no matter who they are or where they live,” he said from Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua......