largely missing out on kidney transplants
Kidney Health New Zealand Tākihi Hauora Aotearoa (KHNZ) is calling on the government to address the "woeful" low number of Māori patients who receive kidney transplants.
KHNZ wants Te Whatu Ora/Health NZ and Te Aka Whai Ora/The Māori Health Authority to be more transparent, to integrate tikanga Māori/customs and values, and to address racism Māori patients experience in the healthcare system.
It also wants the government to consider establishing a Māori Kidney Transplant Taskforce.
It comes after a study published last year showed in the past five years, only seven Māori patients had been given a preemptive kidney transplant (as a first-line treatment), compared with 125 patients who were non-Māori/non-Pasifika.
Link to article: 'Woeful': Māori patients largely missing out on kidney transplants (msn.com)
