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Monitoring of new disease strengthened 20 Aug 2013 | 08:06 am
New Zealand has added a novel coronavirus identified in the Middle East to the schedule of notifiable diseases. Media release 20 August 2013 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has caused more ...
Earthquake information for Wellington staff 16 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am
Over the weekend we request that staff stay out of all Wellington offices while they are inspected following today’s earthquakes. News article 16 August 2013 Following today’s earthquake we have as...
Disability sector well-represented on Christchurch Advisory Group 9 Aug 2013 | 08:35 am
News article 09 August 2013 Disabled people, family members and other disability sector leaders are among those on a Local Advisory Group set up to support the Enabling Good Lives demonstration in C...
Study reveals impact of disease, injury and risk factors on New Zealanders 7 Aug 2013 | 08:47 am
Media release 08 August 2013 The Ministry of Health has today published “Health Loss in New Zealand”, a systematic assessment of the health loss experienced by the population. The study draws on da...
Whey Protein Contamination: Information to parents and health advice 5 Aug 2013 | 05:04 am
News article 05 August 2013 There have been no notifications of cases of infant botulism reported to the Ministry of Health in the past year. The Ministry of Health is stepping up its surveillance ...
News for Ministry staff 22 Jul 2013 | 01:08 am
as at 6:30pm News article 22 July 2013 Terrace office to remain closed, Tuesday, July 23 Wellington offices have remained closed for the remainder of today, Monday, July 22. At this stage The Terr...
Psychoactive Substances Act now law 17 Jul 2013 | 09:32 am
Media release 18 July 2013 Dairies and many other retailers are barred from selling psychoactive substances from today, as a new law comes into force. The Psychoactive Substances Act allows regulat...
Enabling Good Lives Demonstration in Christchurch 16 Jul 2013 | 02:59 am
News article 16 July 2013 A paper called “Enabling Good Lives Demonstration in Christchurch” was considered by Cabinet on 15 July 2013. The demonstration is of a new way of supporting disabled peopl...
Foundation Course in Cultural Competency continues to be available online for free 8 Jul 2013 | 04:55 am
News article 08 July 2013 The Foundation Course in Cultural Competency was launched in June 2012 and provides a basic understanding of cultural competency and health literacy. The online training to...
Ministry cautions on tattoos 5 Jul 2013 | 03:52 am
Media release 05 July 2013 The Ministry is advising caution for individuals seeking tattoos because of the risk of infection, and also because of the theoretical risk of heavy metals present in some...
