Canterbury people without COVID-19 symptoms who wish to be tested for the virus can visit a pop-up testing centre at 170 Orchard Road near Christchurch Airport from 10am to 4pm this Saturday 8 August. Getting a free COVID-19 test helps us rule out …
Read moreThe Ministry of Health welcomes the addition of new professions to next year’s Voluntary Bonding Scheme. The scheme is offered every year to encourage newly qualified health professionals to work in the communities and specialties that need them most. …
Read moreThursday, 6 August 2020, 5:10 pmPress Release: Te Aho o te Kahu A report released today by Te Aho o
Read moreResidents of the MidCentral DHB region are being encouraged to get out and get tested on Friday for COVID-19, whether they have symptoms or not. MidCentral DHB and THINK Hauora will be providing free COVID-19 swabbing at two “pop up” testing sites …
Read morePHARMAC has today advised healthcare professionals that a combined oral contraceptive, Brevinor-1 28 Day, is in short supply due to manufacturing delays. Brevinor-1 28 Day (ethinyloestradiol 35 mcg with norethisterone 1 mg) is a funded combined oral …
Read moreAsthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) is pleased to see that the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Vaping Amendment Bill has been passed into legislation last night, after years of lobbying for regulations. The Bill will provide long-awaited …
Read moreResearchers developing a faster and less painful way of diagnosing Legionnaires’ disease are among the recipients of almost $1million in Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (CMRF) grants. Eight University of Otago, Christchurch researchers were …
Read moreThe Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (CMRF) has awarded almost $1 million in funding to local health researchers – including a team studying the loved ones of survivors and those widowed by the Christchurch mosque attacks. This is the 60th …
Read moreThe New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA) is this morning running a mobile dental clinic on Parliament’s forecourt. The Association aims to once again highlight the need to improve access to dental care for low-income and vulnerable New Zealanders. …
Read moreIt’s a good start, but it needs to go much further. That’s Evidence Based Eating New Zealand’s (EBENZ) reaction to a white paper titled, ‘Improving the heart health outcomes for New Zealand’, which was released yesterday by the New Zealand Heart …
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