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  • The Trans Pacific Partnership Treaty and tobacco: no cause to celebrate

    … dispute settlement (ISDS), the TPP agreement as a whole applies to tobacco, and breaches of the TPP might, in … the partial investor-state dispute settlement exclusion is a small step in the right direction, the fundamental … another. In practice complaints taken by governments are often driven by multinational companies [4, 5]. The grounds …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … recently recorded its first case of Candida auris : a pathogen that is difficult to contain in healthcare … that is directly attributable to C. auris invasive infection is unclear. 1  Hospital outbreaks of C. auris are … that colonisation may continue for months, including after patient discharge. 21 22 To date, most confirmed cases …
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  • Urgent action needed to prevent a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … Summary Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) risks a large measles epidemic. Child immunisation coverage at two … the measles vaccine status of those in their party (born after 1969) when they book their travel. Vaccination would be … department (ED) is a significant risk as this is where undiagnosed or newly-diagnosed cases are likely to present. …
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  • “Action for Healthy Waterways”: some big ticket actions that the Government has neglected

    … The NZ Ministry for the Environment has produced a valuable discussion document with many good ideas for … in an integrated strategy to improve our waterways: a fertiliser tax, taxing ruminant animal products, and promoting the right sort of reforestation with a high carbon price.   Introduction As we recently pointed …
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  • How to best describe NZ’s border control problems around COVID-19 with a possible typology

    … considered and the extent to which they imply the need for a corrective response to improve system design or delivery. After considering a range of words, we consider that the … is capable of preventing them. Nevertheless, there are often aspects of what might be considered associated “system …
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  • Health-related food taxes and subsidies: A critique of opposition arguments

    … Health-related food taxes and subsidies are a hot topic internationally. Emerging research suggests they … gains. However, the proposition of food pricing policies often meets with vigorous opposition and a range of counter-arguments relating to potential harms, …
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  • When can COVID-19 be Declared Eliminated from NZ? New Modelling Study

    … This blog details a recent modelling study we conducted. In it we estimated … “28 days since the onset date of the last known infection” that has been suggested for NZ previously. 7 This … case [Re = 1.0] due to accumulation of immune individuals after infection). In each stochastic simulation, the delay …
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  • Five Strategic Approaches to Achieving the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal

    … Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 has been described as “a world-leading, bold ‘endgame’ goal” [1]. The goal’s origins … likely to help reduce disparities as tobacco retailers are often concentrated in disadvantaged areas [7]. There is some … retailers and facilitating enforcement of existing laws. After an initial zero-fee, licence fees could be introduced …
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  • More than 147km – the transformative potential of the Wellington bike network plan

    … Wellington City Council is currently consulting on a cycle network for Wellington . This is a big deal. WCC are … the high costs associated with owning a car that we often underestimate. Having fewer cars would be great; they … the current population of Wellington (about 202700) and after removing 16km of non-urban sections of the 147km …
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  • Throwing open the windows: The need for ventilation improvements as part of Covid-19 outbreak control in Aotearoa

    … virus-laden aerosols can remain airborne for hours [3, 5]. A recent review has noted the importance of infectious … environment, including improved functioning of workers on cognitive tests, reports of improved sleep, and fewer “sick … system failures in Australia and NZ [15, 16]. For example, after three transmission events at the Pullman Hotel MIQ …
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