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A new research project will examine the effectiveness of drug checking programmes at music festivals to find out whether it helps keep people safe and reduces harm.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Health
  • Police

Minister of Health Dr David Clark says new regulations will allow local cultivation and manufacture of medicinal cannabis products that will potentially help ease the pain of thousands of people. 

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter has received the report back from a surgical mesh restorative justice process undertaken by Victoria University.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark says new appointments to DHBs represent a significant changing of the guard, with 13 new chairs including four Māori chairs.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Five new cancer medicines have now been funded this year, meaning thousands of people have more treatment options.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

The new independent Cancer Control Agency has formally opened today, delivering on the Government’s plan to improve cancer care in New Zealand.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Prime Minister
  • Health

Health Minister Dr David Clark says new data showing a sharp drop in the number of people who can’t afford to visit their GP is a sign of real progress.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

New Zealand's first ever Suicide Prevention Office has officially opened today and is already working to tackle our persistently high rate of suicide.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Prime Minister
  • Health

As many as 12,000 people will get training over the next four years in a major boost for those seeking help for mental health and addiction issues.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

An independent Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is a step closer after it unanimously passed its first vote in Parliament today. 

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

The Government is asking the food industry to step up work to tackle obesity including reducing sugar, fat and salt in their products, better information for consumers, and tighter restrictions on advertising to children.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

New, modern emergency department and outpatient facilities at Queenstown’s Lakes District Hospital mean better emergency care for the growing tourist mecca’s visitors and locals, says Health Minister David Clark.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter says today’s release of sexual and reproductive health data reinforces the significance of the Government’s commitment to providing free or very low-cost contraception.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Health

The Government has confirmed its third major mental health facility upgrade since the Budget, this time at Palmerston North Hospital.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Prime Minister
  • Health

The roll out of the National Bowel Screening Programme has reached the halfway mark, with 10 out of 20 District Health Boards now part of the programme.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

The Government welcomes PHARMAC’s decision to fund a vaccine to protect young people from meningococcal disease from 1 December this year.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Health

New Zealand’s more than 1000 paramedics are to have their role as key frontline health professionals formally recognised and regulated in the same way as doctors and nurses, Health Minister David Clark says.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

PHARMAC’s decision to fund a new leukaemia treatment means three new cancer medicines have now been funded so far this year, Health Minister David Clark says.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Health Minister David Clark has announced further progress on expanding access to free mental health services for New Zealanders.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Associate Minister of Health Julie Anne Genter says trained pharmacist vaccinators in approximately 450 pharmacies across New Zealand will soon be able to deliver MMR vaccinations to people aged 16 and over, as the latest step in the Government’s plan to stop the measles outbreak and improve the immunity of New Zealanders.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Health

It’s my pleasure to be here today to open Forum 2019, with its theme of Delivering Equity of Health and Wellbeing in Aotearoa.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

The Government will create a standalone Crown entity to regulate drinking water in New Zealand. This decision by Cabinet signals the Government’s determination that the new regulator responsible for ensuring supplies of safe, clean drinking water for all New Zealand households and communities should operate with a high level of independence.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
  • Health
  • Local Government

Health Minister David Clark is encouraging Whanganui residents to take up the opportunity for free bowel screening, which can detect cancer early when it’s easier to treat.

  • Hon Dr David Clark
  • Health

Babies in Auckland aged six months and over can receive a free vaccination and children will all have access to vaccines, Associate Minister of Health Julie Anne Genter announced today at Papatoetoe High School.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Health