Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 13, 2021 0:43:32 GMT 12
PHARMAC'S LACK OF MĀORI STAFF 'APPALLING', 'UNACCEPTABLE ON EVERY LEVEL'
Just three of Pharmac’s 130 staff members identified as Māori last year, despite the country’s drug-buying agency vowing to prioritise Māori leadership and uphold the Treaty of Waitangi as a way to ensure better health outcomes for Māori.
There were more staff members who identified their whakapapa as ‘British/Irish’ and Chinese – five staff members apiece – than Māori, according to the agency’s annual report.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/123888625/pharmacs-lack-of-mori-staff-appalling-unacceptable-on-every-level
Just three of Pharmac’s 130 staff members identified as Māori last year, despite the country’s drug-buying agency vowing to prioritise Māori leadership and uphold the Treaty of Waitangi as a way to ensure better health outcomes for Māori.
There were more staff members who identified their whakapapa as ‘British/Irish’ and Chinese – five staff members apiece – than Māori, according to the agency’s annual report.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/123888625/pharmacs-lack-of-mori-staff-appalling-unacceptable-on-every-level