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Government drug buying agency Pharmac has set up a dedicated Māori directorate to ensure equitable health outcomes for Māori.
Government drug buying agency Pharmac has set up a dedicated Māori directorate to ensure equitable health outcomes for Māori.
Chief executive Sarah Fitt says an independent review highlighted the need for a stronger Māori voice in its work and better ways to incorporate mātauranga Māori.
Chief Māori advisor Trevor Simpson from Tūhoe and Ngāti Awa will head the directorate.
He says it’s about collaborating with the health sector to develop strategies that enable better medicine access and tackle health inequities for whānau, hapū and iwi.
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