The independent Development Group that is overseeing the process of setting New Zealand’s national health research priorities met in Auckland for the first time last week.
The Group’s first task was to develop draft priorities for consultation. As well as drawing on their extensive and diverse expertise, the Group examined evidence on the health of New Zealanders, the current structure of the health research sector, New Zealand’s international standing in health research, and future trends and threats to health. An overview of the background evidence considered by the Development Group is available below.
Members of the group will continue to work collaboratively over the coming weeks to refine their ideas before consultation begins in late August. Input will be sought from stakeholders across the health, science and innovation sectors, to help ensure the process of setting priorities is inclusive and serves the needs of New Zealand’s diverse population and communities.