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  • Monkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?

    … Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) had its first case diagnosed on Saturday 9 July 2022. This outbreak currently represents a … in international law. Instead, the key designation under the International Health Regulations is “Public Health … until they have recovered. Support, such as financial, medical, and food supplies, should be provided to those …
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  • Bioethicists, scientists and politicians; decision-making in a pandemic

    … one that outlined how we make decisions and the other on what decisions we make. It reflected the culture and … 2017 4 and thus the public servants advising government on management would have been aware of it. At the time that a … Many decisions are delegated to the organisations but under clear political guidance. Bioethicists contribute by …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … sources brought in after the outbreak, delaying reform on the delivery of water services and infrastructure … of source water (eg, irrigation dams). Projects approved under the Bill are not required to prove they would not … city, or community. National Public Health Service (and Medical Officers of Health) which is part of Health New …
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  • How to best prioritise Covid-19 Vaccination in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    … National Ethics Advisory Committee has released a final report [3] on Resource Allocation and Covid-19 that includes a section on vaccine prioritisation. The NZ Government has also …
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  • ACC turns 50: A more modern approach to injury prevention needed

    … its injury prevention efforts often focus narrowly on individual behaviour rather than systemic factors. … injury. The blueprint for this scheme was the Woodhouse Report of 1967 which had set out clear principles, addressing … in these activities.  For five decades, ACC has provided medical treatment, rehabilitation and income-related …
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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 … not discriminate by age. But our society still does it ‘under the radar’ at the bed-side (eg families requesting that … In clinical practice, personalised medicine means that medical decisions are tailored to the individual patient …
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  • Ireland leads New Zealand in the battle against obesity

    … the strong actions that the Irish Government is planning on obesity and food – a far cry from the state of play in New … blog, in which Cliona makes the head-to-head comparison on food and obesity policy (in)activity between Ireland and … 4.6M) with strong agricultural sectors that are situated on the periphery of their respective geographic/economic …
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  • Communicating public health evidence – a successful first year for the PHCC

    … Public Health Expert Briefing . In this article we reflect on our first year, our impact, and the work ahead. The PHCC … continue to do so. As we have learned during the debate on our smoke-free laws, communicating high-quality evidence … in Aotearoa NZ and elsewhere. The PHCC officially launched on the 9th of February 2023. Exactly one year ago, we …
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  • Monitoring and forecasting the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand including the successful impact of the lockdown

    … number and show the major impact of the lockdown on containing the pandemic in New Zealand. The global … (2004) developed a likelihood-based estimation of R based on generation time distribution (w(τ)) and daily onset cases. … outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan (China). Other researchers report a smaller serial interval of about 4 to 5 days (see …
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  • The case for banning cigarette filters

    … highlights the charcoal filter the brand used, which drew on “modern science” promoting charcoal use “to clean smoke”.  … the advertising and sales advantages are obvious .” 5 A report on Vantage cigarettes conducted for RJ Reynolds … of waterways with toxic waste is also problematic under Te Tiriti , given the cultural importance of waterways …
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