Bandaid or cure: 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
Dmitry Pichugin/ShutterstockMāori 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...