NEW Zealand medicines funding agency Pharmac has established a new directorate dedicated to the country's Mori people, demonstrating its strong commitment to ensuring equitable health outcomes for indigenous New Zealanders.
Pharmac CEO Sarah Fitt said an independent review into the organisation had highlighted the importance of a stronger Mori voice in the organisation's work.
"The Mori directorate will support our focus on lifting our Mori capability and capacity across the organisation.
"It will also strengthen our understanding on how to effectively partner with Mori, as well as support all our Mori staff," she said.
The new division will be led by Trevor Simpson, who said its core focus would be on collaborating with the health sector to develop strategies that enable better medicine access and tackle health inequities.
"Creating the Mori Directorate reflects the organisational response to the Pharmac Review while also acknowledging the many years of advocacy for a Mori Directorate, both from internal Mori staff and our Mori stakeholders," the directorate's chief added.
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