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Asthma expert: ‘prepare for winter or face danger’

Posted 15 May 2009 - 9:52am by newsdesk

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand (Inc)

The Medical Director of the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation is strongly advising people with asthma to get immunised for influenza sooner rather than later as winter sets in.

Measles Alert - Spread of measles in Auckland region is a risk for unimmunised children

Posted 5 August 2009 - 9:51am by newsdesk

Auckland Regional Public Health Service (Central Auckland)

As the number of measles contacts rise Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS), Clinical Director, Dr Julia Peters is advising parents to get their children immunised now.

MEASLES ALERT New measles cases in two Auckland schools prompt a reminder to immunise children

Posted 6 August 2009 - 1:59pm by office

Auckland Regional Public Health Service (Central Auckland)

Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) is working with two Auckland schools in which measles cases have occurred. Both Diocesan school for girls in Epsom and Vauxhall Primary School in Devonport have each reported one confirmed measles case. Letters have been sent to the parents and caregivers of all contacts of the cases, both at school and in relevant community settings.

Measles Outbreak in Christchurch School

Posted 6 July 2009 - 10:16am by newsdesk

Canterbury District Health Board

Four Christchurch Boys High School pupils have been confirmed as having measles this week and another is suspected of having the disease.

More Southland Children Benefit from free Health and Development Screening Programme

Posted 4 August 2009 - 10:16am by newsdesk

Southland District Health Board

Southland District Health Board (DHB) exceeded its B4 School Checks targets for the 2008/09 year, with 23% more Southland children benefiting from the free health and development assessment.

New Zealand Children at High Risk of Measles

Posted 3 August 2009 - 10:08am by newsdesk

University of Auckland, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Low immunisation rates in New Zealand mean that nearly 70,000 New Zealand children under 5 are at risk of catching the highly infectious illness, measles. Our immunisation rates are amongst the lowest for any developed country, according to Dr Nikki Turner of Auckland University’s Immunisation Advisory Centre.

Plunket reminds parents to immunise

Posted 10 August 2009 - 9:52am by newsdesk

Plunket National Office

Plunket is urging parents to make sure that their children’s immunisations are up to date.

Plunket reminds parents to immunise

Posted 27 July 2009 - 9:46am by newsdesk

Plunket National Office

Plunket is urging parents to make sure that their children’s immunisations are up to date.

Post-tsunami immunization campaign to keep Samoa ’s children safe

Posted 22 October 2009 - 12:18pm by newsdesk

UNICEF

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are giving full support to a Samoan Government nationwide measles and Vitamin A immunization campaign that aims to reach more than 32,000 children.

Rising measles rates in Auckland prompt a reminder to get immunised

Posted 3 August 2009 - 10:13am by newsdesk

Auckland Regional Public Health Service (Central Auckland)

As Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) responds to an expected rise in notified measles cases it is advising parents to check their children’s immunisation record and get their children immunised now. ARPHS is seeing a higher number of cases in Auckland in 2009 than in several years previously.

School - Based Cervical Cancer Immunisation Programme Underway in Southland

Posted 23 February 2009 - 12:00am by superadmin

Southland District Health Board

The Primary Health Organisation's (PHO) HPV Immunisation Team hit the road this morning to deliver the first day of its school - based Cervical Cancer Immunisation Programme in Southland at Invercargillâ€™s Aurora College.

Seasonal influenza here – many vulnerable people unprotected

Posted 5 June 2009 - 9:55am by newsdesk

Ministry of Health

As the first cases of seasonal influenza hit New Zealand, health officials from the National Influenza Strategy Group (NISG)1 are concerned that still many vulnerable people may not be protected from this serious disease, despite a record uptake of the vaccine this year.

Seasonal influenza immunisation campaign breaks record

Posted 14 May 2009 - 10:09am by newsdesk

National Influenza Strategy Group NISG

More New Zealanders have received seasonal influenza immunisation this year than ever before.

Unimmunised children excluded from class in measles outbreak

Posted 20 August 2009 - 9:54am by newsdesk

Ministry of Health

Parents are reminded to get their children immunised against measles, or risk having them sent home from school for two weeks if there is a measles outbreak.