15524 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 11 Apr 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	15524 (2025)
Question asked:	30 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	07 Apr 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_15524_2025
Document guid:	eb1ed711-680f-4319-9c55-d195bb0e85c2

15524 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter October to December 2024 in the priority area ‘Enhance national laboratory STBBI surveillance, including for antimicrobial resistance. Explore opportunities to adopt relevant emerging technologies such as whole genome sequencing’ under ‘STRATEGIC DIRECTION 1: Surveillance, information and public health knowledge systems to drive action’ as part of the Aotearoa New Zealand Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infection Strategy 2023-2030?

Hon Casey Costello: I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 15495 (2025).