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  • Improving our pandemic preparedness: Counterfactuals and continuous quality improvement

    … but were underused in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). There is a lot to learn and put in place given the increasing threats … Pfizer mRNA vaccine) are effective at reducing the risk of infection, serious illness, death and Long Covid . 6   7 Use … other friend was dead, found by paramedics at home alone after calling for help because at the time people were …
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  • The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk

    … but also weaknesses that we can learn from. It provides a high level ‘road-map’ for improving pandemic preparedness … outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H7N6), a national pertussis epidemics, and vulnerability to a … and other restrictions which helped prevent widespread infection until most of the population was vaccinated. This …
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  • Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust

    … have worse perinatal outcomes. The report has also found: A significant decrease in stillbirths, mainly between … of a pregnancy ending in perinatal death where Covid-19 infection occurred during pregnancy. A decrease in maternal … Notably, the infection rate for pregnant women/people after 20 weeks gestation was much lower when compared with …
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  • Taxing tobacco in NZ: What we know and what could be next

    … A series of seven annual tobacco tax increases, typically at … it is extended by the NZ Government. In this blog we take a timely look at what is known about tobacco tax increases in … tobacco tax increases in NZ has been associated with a 23% reduction in tobacco consumption per adult (for the …
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  • Bowel cancer screening – An interesting new US study and thoughts about the NZ situation

    … In this blog post we look at a new modelling study on bowel cancer screening, published in … system in some age groups. More of this in a few months (after the work has been peer-reviewed and published). But … and using colonoscopy screening right up front – not just after a positive FOBT. Colonoscopy is not cheap at about US …
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  • Nourishing futures: How micronutrients improve pregnancy outcomes, reduce healthcare costs

    … postnatal depression. Psychotherapy is recommended but is often inaccessible due to cost, time, and stigma. … professional groups. This Briefing discusses outcomes from a new observational study of birth outcomes in mothers who … infants, with significantly less bleeding after delivery (post-partum haemorrhage) in vaginal births …
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  • Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland

    … Auckland returns to Covid-19 elimination or transitions to a suppression approach, there are critical actions that can … suggests ongoing transmission in the community. Covid-19 infection appears to be established in groups who experience … by such cases as a truck driver found to test positive after travelling to other parts of the North Island. Planning …
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  • Highly variable cost-effectiveness with disease characteristics and age: Herceptin as a Case Study

    … drug Herceptin. It is about Herceptin in that we report on a study we just published in the journal PLoS Medicine about … precision medicine, our country’s funding decisions are often blunt and imprecise, some may even say wasteful. We … benefit eg, all New Zealanders get emergency care after an injury – no matter age or other pre-existing health …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: A core measure in New Zealand’s endgame strategy

    … number of outlets selling tobacco, and the introduction of a Smokefree Generation (SFG) policy. In this blog, we briefly … by stopping the sale of tobacco products to people born after a specified date;[11, 14, 15] the NZ Bill sets that … does not allow sales of tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2000.[24] Furthermore, local policies are …
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  • Public health and Budget 2024

    … by spending reductions and increased borrowing, amid a recession. This situation results in reduced funding for … was all made harder because the New Zealand economy is in a recession, which reduces tax revenue and increases some … seen as costs now benefits later.  Public health measures often require investments in an unrelated area (say housing), …
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