On Wednesday 4 July, Le Va, supported by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), launched Atu-Mai New Zealand’s first national violence prevention programme for Pasifika young people. You can see more about the launch, the amazing Pasifika young people that...
In May 2018, 11 recipients were confirmed to receive a 2018 Pasifika public health grant. The grants, which were awarded for the first time, aim to reduce the disproportionate number of Pasifika peoples having poorer health status than the general New Zealand...
The high numbers of Pacific mental health and addiction (MHA) consumers who experience seclusion in DHB MHA in-patient services was one of the drivers behind a national Pasifika health fono held in May 2018. The Health Quality & Safety Commission partnered with...
By guest contributor Dr Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia We’ve had a couple of suicides in the last couple of months by young Pacific youth and the rates for suicide are slowly increasing… and for one of our dads that I spoke to actually, he actually said to me prior to coming...
Throughout the country, allied health professionals (AHPs) are increasingly playing a key role in integrating health and care services, and improving health and wellbeing for New Zealanders. An AHP is someone trained to perform services in the care of patients other...
26 AUGUST 2019 STATEMENT FROM LE VA Today the Chief Coroner’s release of provisional suicide statistics showing 685 people died by suspected suicide in the last year, also showed a disproportionate increase in Māori and Pasifika deaths. Le Va, a Pacific...