39307 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 15 Jul 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	39307 (2024)
Question asked:	01 Jul 2024
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Matt Doocey
Answer received:	09 Jul 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_39307_2024
Document guid:	524cc85b-15da-4d3c-87b4-6914b8466dd8

39307 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter January to March 2024 toward ‘Monitoring Goal 1: Reduced number of new locally acquired HIV infections’ through the monitoring indicator ‘Count of new diagnoses of HIV acquired in Aotearoa New Zealand’ as part of Te Whatu Ora’s HIV Monitoring Plan?

Hon Matt Doocey: I am advised that data showing the number of new diagnoses of HIV in New Zealand is not yet available for the period January to March 2024. I am further advised that the Ministry of Health expects to receive this data from the AIDS Epidemiology Group by the end of July 2024. The most recent data available for 2023 shows that rates of new HIV diagnoses are low in New Zealand and have continued an overall downward trend since 2016.