Latest Ministry of Health News

H5 bird flu confirmed in New Zealand
Study debunks misleading women’s exercise advice
Terms of Reference published for independent Ward 10A inquiry
Corporatisation of healthcare is on the rise in NZ – with likely impacts on access and quality of services
Healthy Futures Amendment Act 2026
Airstrike on Gaza tent marks fourth Palestinian child killed in six days by Israeli forces
Sudan: More than 5,500 children displaced by escalating violence in El Obeid in past two weeks
Naha Birthing And Urban Health Centre
Third Reading Of Mental Health Bill Now Passed
Patient enrolment begins in a scientific trial to identify the first effective treatments for Bundibugyo virus disease
DOC To Vaccinate ‘at Risk’ Birds Against Bird Flu
Health response to study of sand products containing asbestos
Efzimfotase alfa demonstrated improvements in bone health in treatment-naïve paediatric patients with hypophosphatasia achieving median difference of 1.67 vs placebo in RGI-C…
Puppets, songs, games set to teach young children in the DRC about Ebola to tackle misinformation and protect families
COVID, flu and RSV: who should be thinking about vaccination in NZ this winter?
New Zealand prepared and watching as bird flu detected in Australia
The HPV vaccine works – but only if we keep trusting it
Waikato Review Recommends System Improvements
Training Hands-on Dads
Young children paying the highest price one month since DRC declared new Ebola crisis
RACSTA Win For NSW Parental Leave
NZ’s health spending isn’t enough for current, let alone future needs – we’ve calculated the shortfall
Alcohol levy confirmed to support harm reduction across communities
Paramedics to be able to prescribe medicines
System Response Following Fatal Medication Error
Tighter Controls On Nitrous Oxide Come Into Force
Stressing about your baby’s growth check? Here’s what you need to know
Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by…
CARES Phase III clinical programme did not meet primary endpoint in overall light chain amyloidosis population, however, demonstrated anselamimab as potential first…
Budget investment in health signals continued austerity without long-term vision
Adapting the global research agenda to local contexts
Independent review recommends stronger cyber security across health system
Thousands of sheep and cows die in trucks and saleyards every year. They need better protection
NESP News 25 May
Healing the future: Traditional medicine drives innovation, equity and planetary health at WHA79
Belem Health Action Plan High Level Side Event, World Health Assembly
Medsafe sets rules to enable faster approval of medicines
Over four children killed or injured on average a day during the ‘so- called’ ceasefire in Lebanon
Ministry of Health monitoring Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda
World No Tobacco Day 2026 awards – meet the winners
Tunisia validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem
Eneboparatide normalised serum calcium and achieved independence from active vitamin D and oral calcium supplements in 31.1% of adults with hypoparathyroidism at…
Singapore’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Hearing and Responding to the Stories of Survivors of Surgical Mesh: April 2026 update
Cracking down on nitrous oxide misuse
WHO expands global biomanufacturing workforce network to strengthen equitable access and health security
Practicing today for tomorrow’s emergencies – WHO convenes countries and partners to simulate response to major disease outbreak
Algeria eliminates trachoma as a public health problem