43924 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

43924 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the last quarter (January to March 2024) toward the outcome ‘Amplify and elevate the leadership and role of Māori and Pacific communities, experts and health professionals’ under ‘Focus area three: Kōkiri Ngātahi System readiness and change’ within the Rheumatic Fever Roadmap?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 43645 (2024). I am further advised that during the January to March 2024 quarter, Māori and Pacific voices and leadership were integral in the development of the National Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Diagnosis and Management Guidelines, and in the planning of the symposium scheduled for 23-24 July 2024.