The Government has tasked the Ministry of Health with consulting on whether there should be additional safety measures for ...

Health agencies have confirmed today that Aotearoa New Zealand is now in the early stages of a whooping cough epidemic, with ...

The Ministry is encouraging people to take steps to help ensure important medicines, such as antibiotics, can remain ...

This publication reports on the findings of the first review of the End of Life Choice Act 2019, which took place in 2024.

The Ministry of Health is today releasing an evidence brief and position statement on the use of puberty blockers for gender ...

The minimum quality standard is used to verify medicinal cannabis products which have been derived from the Cannabis plant. Medicinal cannabis products that meet the minimum quality standard and can ...

Increasing access to health services, achieving equity and improving outcomes for Māori.

In 2018, the then-Minister of Health, Dr David Clark, announced a wide-ranging review designed to future-proof health and disability services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Chair Ms Heather Simpson led the ...

The medicinal cannabis minimum quality standard is set out in the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 and further explained in Guideline on the Regulation of Medicinal Cannabis in ...

In July 2024, the Ministry of Health published an interim update to the New Zealand Pandemic Plan. This replaces the previous national pandemic plan, the New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Plan (2nd ...