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"The rising threat of epidemics and pandemics adds urgency for the government
to act on the recommendations of the long-awaited inquiry into New Zealand’s
COVID response.
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 report found New Zealand – like
most other countries – was not well prepared for a pandemic of COVID’s scale
and duration.
To prepare for the next inevitable pandemic, the report says New Zealand must
build public health capacity to increase the range of response options and
tools available to decision makers.
The big question is when and how the government will implement these
recommendations, particularly in the context of job cuts and downsizing of
public health capacity.
Te Whatu Ora/Health NZ is set to cut 1,500 more jobs (on top of more than 500
voluntary redundancies), including positions in the national public health
service and its digital and data teams.
These capabilities are critical for any future pandemic response, so there is a
strong argument to halt the cuts while New Zealand is implementing the
recommendations of the COVID inquiry."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
