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Hauora Tairāwhiti has adopted Ministry of Health guidelines to help keep community health workers safe during COVID-19.
Non-essential services should be stopped and staff should keep in…
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Having a baby in COVID times
Midwives are flexible and responsive health practitioners and as such are adapting to providing care at this challenging time, says Hauora Tairāwhiti Chief Executive Jim Green.
“This…
Tairāwhiti has its first case of COVID-19
Testing results have confirmed Tairāwhiti has its first confirmed case of COVID-19.
Hauora Tairāwhiti’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Osman Mansoor said the confirmed case is a…
Keeping COVID-19 out of Tairāwhiti
Health Protection Officers are stepping up their activities in the community to keep COVID-19 out. They are now meeting incoming flights to Gisborne Airport and making…
Read more ...Reconfigured Gisborne Hospital still open for emergencies
Gisborne Hospital will be reconfigured tonight (Monday 23 March 2020) to allow for anyone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 to be treated in isolation.
Hauora Tairawhiti chief…
Health community ready to respond
Nurses Nicki Attwood and Bridget Sparks buddy up to make sure they can both confidently put on Personal Protective Equipment under pressure.
Hauora Tairāwhiti’s full-scale Emergency Operations…
Tairawhiti agencies urge kindness in difficult times
Tairawhiti Police Area Commander Inspector Sam Aberahama is warning people not to take the law into their own hands by barricading roads to isolate communities in…
Read more ...Response to GPs in schools letters
Tairāwhiti people are passionate about the health of our young people and want to make sure the best care is available to all. How this can…
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