58334 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

58334 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the as at 16 September 2024, toward the recommendation ‘COVID-19 response and recovery plans - Māori and Pacific’ in Te Whatu Ora’s ‘BreastScreen Aotearoa Quality Improvement Action Plan’?

Hon Dr Shane Reti: I am advised that while breast screening coverage for Māori and Pacific women was not back to pre-pandemic levels as of 16 September 2024, it was steadily increasing and a range of work was underway to further improve screening coverage for these groups.