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More than 1400 people who have been on a waiting list will receive their hearing aids and disability equipment early next year, Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson announced today.

Associate Health Minister and Rural Affairs Minister Damien O’Connor announces provisional approval for $9.24m worth of subsidies under the government's Sanitary Works Subsidy Scheme.

The government has given district health boards an additional $18m to fund residential care for older people

Six further projects relating to drug education and research are to receive funding from the recently-established National Drug Policy Discretionary Fund.

The Government today released its response to the report of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Complementary and Alternative Health (MACCAH).

Health Minister Annette King is pleased to announce the establishment of seven new Health and Disability Ethics Committees.

Health Minister Annette King is calling for nominations for the newly announced Cancer Control Council. The Council, charged with overseeing the implementation of the Cancer Control Strategy, will begin its work early next year.

Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor welcomes a new smokefree era for New Zealand.

Venue: Southern Cross Campus, Mangere, Auckland.

Health Minister Annette King issued Implementing the New Zealand Health Strategy 2004, a summary of actions this year across the health sector to implement the Strategy, with a special focus on local activities of DHBs and Primary Health Organisations.

The health sector’s commitment to progress right across the health and disability sector shines through in the fourth report on implementing the New Zealand Health Strategy, says Health Minister Annette King.

Venue: North Harbour Function Centre, Albany, Auckland.
(Delivered by Associate Health Minister Ruth Dyson on behalf of Annette King.)
Annette King spoke at Waitemata DHB's Innovation and Quality Improvement Symposium, which aimed to profile and promote the DHB’s successes to date in implementing the New Zealand Health Strategy.

Venue: Wellington Convention Centre, Lion Harbourview Lounge.
(Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Health Mita Ririnui delivered on behalf of Annette King.)

Health Minister Annette King launched Tracking the Obesity Epidemic, a report showing that the prevalence of obesity in New Zealand has doubled in the last quarter-century – from approximately 10 percent in 1977 to 21 percent in 2003 in both males and females.

Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor looks back at a year in which exciting moves were made to reduce alcohol harm in New Zealand.

Legislation passed last week to progressively remove asset testing of older people in long-term residential care is based on fairness and security for older New Zealanders.

Questions and answers about the progressive removal of asset testing from 1 July 2005.

Venue: Victoria University, Wellington

Health Minister Annette King launched Te Ao Maramatanga, the New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses, describing it as a truly historic day for the mental health sector in New Zealand.

Health Minister Annette King announces a $14 million Horowhenua health centre to be built in Levin.

Anderton finds funding to help Murupara sort out it's drug problems

Venue: Waipuna Conference Centre, Mt Wellington, Auckland.

Health Minister Annette King applauded the excellent work happening in Pacific health in Counties-Manukau, saying the progress provides hope for a better future for Pacific people.

Venue: White Cross Otahuhu After-Hours Clinic, Otahuhu, Auckland.

Health Minister Annette King congratulated Tamaki HealthCare Charitable Trust and the White Cross Group on their new arrangement for after hours care, saying it was great to see a local and innovative solution being developed.

Venue: Wellington Women's Hospital.

Health Minister Annette King congratulated Wellington Women’s Hospital on becoming the 14th maternity facility in New Zealand to have achieved Baby Friendly accreditation.

Venue: James Cook Hotel, Wellington.

Health Minister Annette King opened GeoHealth 2004, saying she believed the conference would help promote the sharing of experiences and exchange of ideas on the role of geographic information sciences in public health across New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the Pacific region.

New Zealand’s rising rates of sexually transmitted infections will not just go away, Health Minister Annette King said today at the launch of a new youth sexual health campaign at Parliament.

Venue: Grand Hall, Parliament.

New Zealand faces the reality that rising rates of sexually transmitted infections are simply not going to go away, Health Minister Annette King said when launching a sexual health campaign.