Pasifika public health expert urges communities to get immunised against whooping cough
Recent health figures show a high rate of hospital admissions for Pasifika presenting with whooping cough, a Pacific public ...
Whooping cough confirmed in Samoa
The coutnry's health ministry said it continues to observe a high number of severe acute respiratory illnesses presenting to ...
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Weekend Wrap: Reti ranked, GPs’ industrial action, whooping cough, new COVID-19 variant, and more
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Pertussis epidemic threatens babies’ health nationwide
The Senior Māori Advisor at the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) says there are accessibility concerns amid a declared ...
New Zealanders help to save about 30 whales after a pod strands on a beach
More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after ...
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The Helen Clark Foundation wants widespread change to address New Zealand's high obesity rate
It also suggests restricting the marketing of unhealthy food to children, and adopting new technologies for obesity treatment. Executive Director Murray Bruges told the Front Page Podcast we should ...
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New Zealand may not be on track to hit it's 2025 Smokefree goal of under five percent, with the national smoking rate not budging this year
New Zealand may not be on track to hit it's 2025 Smokefree goal of under five percent, with the national smoking rate not budging this year Results from the annual New Zealand Health Survey, show ...