Te Aka Whai Ora

Te Aka Whai Ora (English: Māori Health Authority (MHA)) is an independent New Zealand government statutory entity tasked with managing Māori health policies, services, and outcomes. The agency is one of four national bodies that oversee New Zealand's health system since 2022, along with the Ministry of Health, the Public Health Agency, and Te Whatu Ora. They replaced a system in which a single Ministry funded services through 20 district health boards (DHBs).

Te Aka Whai Ora
Māori Health Authority
Formation1 July 2022
Websitehttps://www.teakawhaiora.nz/

Riana Manuel was appointed to be the first Chief Executive, which has been a permanent agency since 1 July 2022.

In late November 2023, the incoming National-led coalition government announced plans to abolish Te Aka Whai Ora and return to a single integrated health system. The Government's plans to abolish the agency drew criticism from health professionals and Māori leaders. In mid December 2023, Lady Tureiti Moxon and Janice Kuka filed a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal challenging the Government's dissolution plans.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.