Hauora Māori researcher Dr Amohia Boulton has been rewarded for her mahi with one of the country’s top health research awards – the Health Research Council's Te Tohu Rapuora Medal – for her leadership, excellence and contribution to advancing Māori health.
New Zealand’s most promising emerging researchers have been awarded $11.3 million to undertake high-quality research and develop the skills to address current and future health challenges.
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A new tool to gauge why some New Zealanders are refusing or delaying vaccinations will help healthcare professionals target interventions to increase vaccination uptake and reduce the likelihood of more outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. This is one of the Project grants announced today by Health Minister Andrew Little.
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The leadership shown by Māori in managing the health and wellbeing needs of their own communities during the COVID-19 outbreak was one of the drivers for newly funded research into a ‘much-needed shift in the health system’. That's the focus of one of the research programmes announced today.
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Associate Professor El-Shadan Tautolo's research to improve mental health services for Pacific youth involving almost 1000 Pacific youth living mainly in South Auckland is one of a record five Pacific Project grants announced today by Health Minister Andrew Little.
We are pleased to announce the recipients of round 1 of our Health Delivery Research Investment Round, which supports research conceived and carried out by those working in healthcare settings.