New Zealand's Associate Minister of Health, David Seymour, directs Pharmac to exclude Treaty of Waitangi from drug procurement decisions, focusing on data-driven health outcomes for all NZers.
New Zealand's Associate Minister of Health, David Seymour, instructs Pharmac to stop considering Treaty of Waitangi in drug procurement decisions. Seymour wants focus on health outcomes based on robust data and evidence, serving all NZers based on actual need, regardless of ethnicity. Critics argue ethnicity impacts health outcomes and should be considered in policy development. Seymour stresses serious interpretations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi should not involve discussions of race.
July 19, 2024
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