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Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) records held in the Medsafe pharmacovigilance system, across all vaccines ...
In May 2025, the Ministry announced its decision to add Bluesky to its suite of social media channels to keep the public informed. Expanding the Ministry’s digital presence by including emerging ...
Hon Matt Doocey, Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health, will be coming to rural communities in New Zealand to hear about local health care ...
Te Wheke is a Māori health model that uses the wheke (octopus) to describe the elements of waiora (total wellbeing).
This literature review summarises the latest national and international evidence of the safety and long-term impacts of puberty blockers on adolescents.
This discussion document considers options for modernising New Zealand’s regulation of the health workforce. It supports public consultation on this topic.
The deadline for all vaping devices to have removeable batteries and a child safety mechanism is coming up on 1 October 2024.
This position statement accompanies the release of an evidence brief which examines the safety and long-term impacts of puberty blockers when used in the context of gender-affirming care. This ...
In February 2024, the High Court directed the Director-General of Health to assess whether each of the 14 directions to fluoridate one or more water supplies made in 2022 were, in terms of section 5 ...
These tables present key health indicators from all years of the continuous New Zealand Health Survey for adults and children, broken down by geographic areas and demographics.
Community-led research about the health and wellbeing impact of adverse weather events in Te Tairāwhiti and Hawkes Bay following Cyclone Gabrielle.
The Health and Independence Report 2023 presents an overview of the current state of public health in Aotearoa New Zealand, using health-related data from a range of sources for the 2023 calendar year ...