Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 12, 2024 3:58:45 GMT 12
IWI AND SCIENTISTS TO PARTNER ON BIRD FLU STUDY AS PREPARATION FOR FUTURE PANDEMIC
Plans are underway to engage iwi Māori in a project to understand how avian influenza and other potentially devastating viruses could impact Aotearoa, as the highly infectious H5N1 spreads globally.
Te Niwha, a national infectious diseases platform led by director Te Pora Thompson (Ngati Hauā), is tasked with improving Aotearoa’s preparedness for future pandemics and has a mandate to ensure projects partner with iwi.
Before Te Niwha came on board, project scientists had made initial contact with Ngāi Tahu and now Te Niwha is involved there has been preliminary kōrero with Rahui Papa of Waikato-Tainui, she says.
Thompson says Te Niwha needed to ensure the scientists were properly prepared before engaging in a meaningful way with iwi. This meant ensuring they recruit experts in mātauranga Māori and te ao Māori.
“They are also bringing on board a mātauranga Māori kairangahau matanga to advise a lot of that relationship.”......
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/03/11/iwi-and-scientists-to-partner-on-bird-flu-study-as-preparation-for-future-pandemic/
Plans are underway to engage iwi Māori in a project to understand how avian influenza and other potentially devastating viruses could impact Aotearoa, as the highly infectious H5N1 spreads globally.
Te Niwha, a national infectious diseases platform led by director Te Pora Thompson (Ngati Hauā), is tasked with improving Aotearoa’s preparedness for future pandemics and has a mandate to ensure projects partner with iwi.
Before Te Niwha came on board, project scientists had made initial contact with Ngāi Tahu and now Te Niwha is involved there has been preliminary kōrero with Rahui Papa of Waikato-Tainui, she says.
Thompson says Te Niwha needed to ensure the scientists were properly prepared before engaging in a meaningful way with iwi. This meant ensuring they recruit experts in mātauranga Māori and te ao Māori.
“They are also bringing on board a mātauranga Māori kairangahau matanga to advise a lot of that relationship.”......
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/03/11/iwi-and-scientists-to-partner-on-bird-flu-study-as-preparation-for-future-pandemic/