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Applications for Hiwinui Heke Scholarship are now open

Applications are now being accepted for the Hiwinui Heke Scholarships. In partnership with the Māori Pharmacists’ Association, Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa (MPA) and PHARMAC, this scholarship was established to support the education of Māori pharmacy students studying toward their Bachelor of Pharmacy degree, and to promote

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Pharmacists: Stepping Up to Boost Childhood Vaccination Rates

Community pharmacists could be a game-changer for childhood immunization rates in New Zealand. The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) welcomes the government’s proposal to allow pharmacists to administer childhood vaccinations, potentially acting as a “bridge” back to general practice care. PSNZ president Rhiannon Braund emphasizes the timeliness of this

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Help us develop an education resource for pharmacy

You are invited to participate in research which uses a video to present Māori experiences and perceptions of pharmacists’ role in supporting medicines access. The video has been developed using research findings and we would like to know how useful this video is as an education tool, and as a

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Hui-a-tau Announcement

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT We are pleased to announce that Ōwhata Marae is now open and able to host this event. It will be held on: Saturday/Sunday 9-10 July 2022 VENUE: Ōwhata Marae, on the shores of Lake Rotorua The Hiwinui Heke Scholarship recipients will also be presented on this occasion. Please

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Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa – AGM 2022

This is notification that the Annual General Meeting of Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa – The Māori Pharmacists’ Association Incorporated will be held at 6.30 pm on Monday 11th April 2022 via Zoom.   Please send any agenda items no later than Monday 21st  March 2022 to Pauline admin@mpa.maori.nz Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā

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Invitation to participate in research

This research aims to help us understand how pharmacists can better serve Māori. If you are interested in finding out more about this research, click here for the Participant Information Sheet https://maoripharmacists.org.nz/participant-information-sheet-te-puna-rongoa-achieving-medicines-access-equity-for-maori-pharmacists-role/ What are we trying to find out? How can pharmacists support whānau to get better access to funded

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Meet some of our amazing pharmacists!

The Māori Pharmacists’ Association have a free phone line to help answer any questions whānau may have about their medicines. We would like to introduce to some of our members who will be replying to your questions. Our pharmacists have a wide range of experiences and are located across the

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Pātai mai – a free phone line for questions about medicines

In response to the COVID-19 situation, Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa – the Māori Pharmacists Association (MPA) have re-launched their free phone line to answer questions that kaumātua or whānau may have about their medicines. People can ring from anywhere across Aotearoa and their call will be

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