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National Screening Unit Cervical Screening Consultation – October
September 30, 2015
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The National Screening Unit is considering changing the primary laboratory test used in the Cervical Screening Programme from cytology, to a test for human papillomavirus (HPV). They are proposing to implement HPV testing as the primary screening test in 2018.The public are invited to
Continue Reading →WHA’s Suffrage Celebration
September 27, 2015
On Wednesday 16th September, to commemorate 122 years of women’s suffrage in Aotearoa New Zealand, Women’s Health Action hosted our annual Suffrage Commemoration with guest speaker Dr Ngahuia Te Awekotuku.Ngahui reflected on 45 years since the growth of Second Wave feminis
Continue Reading →WHA’s Submission on Health Of Older People in New Zealand
September 14, 2015
Read our policy analyst Dr Sandy Hall’s submission to the Ministry of Health on the Strategy for the Health of Older Persons belowSubmission on Health of Older People In New Zealand final
Continue Reading →Cartwright Anniversary Seminar – The Future of Cancer Screening in New Zealand
September 10, 2015
By Julie Radford-PoupardThe Cartwright Anniversary Seminar, ‘The Future of Cancer Screening in New Zealand: Balancing the Benefits and Risks’, was a one-day forum held on August 7th which aimed to: Bring together health practitioners, health consumers and policy makers Re
Continue Reading →Fruit netting ‘approved as surgical implant’
August 20, 2015
“An Oxford scientist joined an undercover investigation to expose how the regulation of medical devices is so lax that mesh packaging for fruit could be approved as a medical device to be implanted in people’s bodies.”Read the full article here.This investigation is concer
Continue Reading →Working women four times more likely to stop breastfeeding without employer support
August 06, 2015
A new study undertaken by Women’s Health Action has found clear and significant differences between the length of time working mothers spend breastfeeding, and the support offered in the workplace.See the results of the study here: Breastfeeding at Work Employees Survey Breastfeeding
Continue Reading →Breastfeeding Celebrated Nationwide at The Big Latch On
July 30, 2015
From en-masse marae sit-ins and mum ‘n bub coffee groups in city malls, to a mammillary gathering on a pig farm and a maternal meeting at a cheese factory, Big Latch On events celebrate the all-important role breast feeding plays in babies’ lives, and on 31 July and 1 August there wil
Continue Reading →The National Plan of Action: the launch of a new human rights monitoring tool
July 22, 2015
By Maggie BehrendIn 2014, the New Zealand government had its human rights record reviewed by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council as part of the Universal Period Review (UPR) process. The UN’s Human Rights Council made 155 recommendations to the New Zealand government to improve,
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Vol 19 No.2, Winter 2015
July 02, 2015
Our Winter issue of the Women’s Health Update includes: Accessibility and Timeliness of Abortions in Aotearoa New Zealand: New Developments ACC Audit of Surgical Mesh The Big Latch On 2015 ‘Faultlines: Human Rights in NZ’ Review The Future of Cancer Screening Sympos
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