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a major health review remains split on how to reduce persistent inequalities for Māori

  • Written by Johanna Reidy, Lecturer, Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine , University of Otago
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Māori have demonstrably poorer health outcomes than other New Zealanders and this disparity has persisted for decades.

A recently released and long-awaited major review of New Zealand’s health and disability sector points to systemic racism, lack of responsiveness to Māori needs and insufficient...

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