Medical care - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:03:54 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Medical care - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Salvation Army opens its first medical centre in New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/09/21/salvation-army-opens-its-first-medical-centre-in-new-zealand/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 05:54:00 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=163980 On Monday the Salvation Army opened its first medical centre in New Zealand. They hope to meet the medical and social needs of their clients in a one-stop shop. The Sallies are well-known for their op shops, their food banks and their social care - so why not health care? "Particularly health care that treats Read more

Salvation Army opens its first medical centre in New Zealand... Read more]]> On Monday the Salvation Army opened its first medical centre in New Zealand. They hope to meet the medical and social needs of their clients in a one-stop shop.

The Sallies are well-known for their op shops, their food banks and their social care - so why not health care?

"Particularly health care that treats more than just their physical needs but looks at them as a whole person and so that would make the hauora service for the Salvation Army a unique programme.

"We're looking at the whole person and now we can improve their health and wellbeing," said Salvation Army National Director Lieutenant-Colonel Rod Carey. Read more

Salvation Army opens its first medical centre in New Zealand]]> 163980 Poor medical care kills thousands https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/11/15/poor-medical-papua-new-guinea/ Thu, 15 Nov 2018 06:51:50 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=113824 Poor medical care is causing thousands of Papuans to die needlessly. Many die in government-owned hospitals. Three months ago a document on patients who have passed away at Jayapura Public Hospital was circulated among journalists in Papua. It recorded 1,275 deaths from 2008 to 2012. Read more

Poor medical care kills thousands... Read more]]> Poor medical care is causing thousands of Papuans to die needlessly.

Many die in government-owned hospitals.

Three months ago a document on patients who have passed away at Jayapura Public Hospital was circulated among journalists in Papua.

It recorded 1,275 deaths from 2008 to 2012. Read more

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