Vol 134 No 1535: 21 May 2021

Recommendations for implementing HPV self-testing in Aotearoa

In Budget 2021 published earlier this month, the Government made the welcome and long-awaited announcement that they will invest “up to $53 million to complete the design of and implement a new human papillomavirus (HPV) test” in 2023.

Structural reform or a cultural reform? Moving the health and disability sector to be pro-equity, culturally safe, Tiriti compliant and anti-racist

Forty years ago, in 1980, Professor Eru Pōmare published the first volume in the series Hauora – Māori Standards of Health.

It’s about who they are and what they can do: Māori perspectives on frailty in later life | OPEN ACCESS

There are pervasive health disparities between Māori and non-Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand, and frailty is no exception.

Will access to COVID-19 vaccine in Aotearoa be equitable for priority populations? | OPEN ACCESS

Aotearoa New Zealand has been following an elimination strategy in its fight against COVID-19, with the aim of saving lives and protecting our health services.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi compliance in regulated health practitioner competency documents in Aotearoa

The health of Māori is a taonga (something treasured and valuable).

Meeting the Crown’s te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments and obligations to Māori with lived experience of disability through the Health and Disability System Review

New Zealand’s health and disability system does not serve the country’s Indigenous population well.

Hearing loss and hearing service experiences among older Māori and whānau: a scoping review

Hearing loss is a critical public health concern for older Māori. Based on the 2013 census, 32% of Māori aged 65 years and over reported experiencing hearing loss, compared with 28% of the total 65+ Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) population.

Bowel cancer screening age range for Māori: what is all the fuss about?

Bowel cancer screening has been shown to be effective at preventing bowel cancer and improving survival from bowel cancers by diagnosing them at an earlier stage.

Mycobacterium mantenii: a rare cause of chronic ulceration in an immunocompetent female in the southern hemisphere

Mycobacterium mantenii (M. mantenii) is a slow-growing non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) species first described as a human pathogen in 2009.

A qualitative analysis of how people who smoke and manage lower incomes perceive the Smokefree 2025 goal

A decade has passed since the then National-led government accepted the Māori Affairs Select Committee (MASC) Inquiry recommendation that New Zealand set a “longer-term goal of reducing smoking prevalence and tobacco availability to minimal levels, thereby [becoming] essentially a smokefree nation by 2025.”

Acute rheumatic fever—a preventable, inequitable disease: a call for action

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a preventable autoimmune response to group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection.

Manatu ki waaheke in nursing education: a legend for an example

As described by Selak et al, systemic racism exists in New Zealand healthcare.

It's time to end racism in our profession: an open letter to the New Zealand medical community

This is an open letter to all medical professionals in Aotearoa/New Zealand in response to a recently publicised incident at a medical conference held in late 2020, where racist and offensive remarks were made about Māori to an audience of medical professionals and an invited Māori delegate.

Dr Barry Malcolm Colls

Barry Malcolm Colls was Auckland born and bred and studied medicine at the University of Otago in Dunedin, graduating MBChB (Otago) in 1955.

A Case of Malignant Endocarditis

By Major G. H. ROBERTSON, M.Sc., M.B., Ch.B., Officer in Charge of Medical Division, Trentham Military Hospital.

Proceedings of the 252nd Otago Medical School Research Society Masters and Honours Student Speaker Awards