Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a leading international EM organization & play a critical role in advancing emergency medical care across the globe. Committee membership is open to individual members of an IFEM Member Society. EOI close 1 March. bit.ly/3sCcTlN

It’s time to vaccinate South Auckland particularly those involved in swabbing and identifying COVID cases. Including general practice and Māori provider doctors, nurses other clinicians and administrators involved in front line activity

'Social Distance Stacks,' a project by artist Florian Mehnert, shows musicians and dancers in bubbles

NZMA welcomes today's Government announcement of a review of PHARMAC, and its focus on transparency and equity beehive.govt.nz/release/govt-a…

NZMA and ASMS back a fully empowered Māori health authority nzma.org.nz/media-releases…

Doctor groups back fully empowered Māori Health Authority - ASMS and NZMA asms.org.nz/news/asms-news…

NZMA is delighted by the recent announcement by the NZ Government that the border exemption for critical health workers has been extended indefinitely, providing much needed support to our health workforce.

NZMA welcomes long-awaited water fluoridation change nzma.org.nz/media-releases…

Coverage of our joint media statement with @NZMAchair, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand/Runanga Whakapiki Ake i te Hauora o Aotearoa stuff.co.nz/environment/cl…

The Prime Minister's recent comments on Primary Care on the AM Show concern NZMA - “General Practice is the cornerstone of primary care and this is where the solutions lie, not the blame,” said Dr Kate Baddock, NZMA Chair bit.ly/2Pp5esN

From today (14 April 2021), people aged 65 years and older can get their annual flu shot. Everyone else will be able to get theirs from 17 May. Getting vaccinated every year helps protect you, your whānau and your community from the flu, which can cause se healthnavigator.org.nz/medicines/i/in…

Announcing the results of our 2021 election - our new Chair will be Alistair Humphrey, Deputy Chair Vanessa Weenink. Read the full results on our website, including new Board and Council members nzma.org.nz/news/nzma-elec…

A multi-national survey in The Lancet Planetary Health shows health professionals view climate change as a significant & growing cause of health harm & feel a responsibility to educate the public and policymakers about the problem #HealthyRecovery #ClimateAction bit.ly/3eikiBd

The New Zealand Medical Association has welcomed the health sector reforms announced today by Minister of Health Andrew Little, and the bold systemic and legislative changes they involve. bit.ly/3dz9a3u

A big thank you this World Immunisation Week to all the health professionals here and overseas who are involved in this important work 👏👏👏

The New Zealand Medical Journal was launched in 1887, and the bound volumes are an amazing insight into our medical history. As a little #FlashbackFriday here's a letter to the editor about the difficulties a brandy shortage posed to doctors during WW2.

#ThrowbackThursday A corpulent butcher, a fishbone, and a happy ending. From the NZ Medical Journal, Vol XVII, 1918

Thank you Ashley Bloomfield for your insights and advice at the DiTC Trainee Forum on Saturday! nzma.org.nz/news/dr-ashley…

We add our congratulations to Tā Mason Durie on his appointment to the Steering Group advising the interim board overseeing the establishment of the Māori Health Authority