新西兰集团敦促为太平洋岛屿毛利人社区肠道癌检查的恢复提供资金。 New Zealand group urges funding restoration for bowel cancer screening in Māori, Pacific communities.

新西兰卫生宣传团体Hāpai Te Hauora敦促政府恢复资助针对毛利人和太平洋岛屿人口的肠癌筛查方案, A New Zealand health advocacy group, Hāpai Te Hauora, is urging the government to restore funding for targeted bowel cancer screening programs for Māori and Pacific populations, claiming the recent funding cuts will worsen health disparities. 批评者认为,将资金转用于将检查年龄从60岁至58岁更广泛地降低到58岁的决定将导致毛利人和太平洋岛屿社区的死亡率提高,因为毛利人和太平洋岛屿社区较年轻时更有可能患肠癌并死于肠癌。 Critics argue the decision to redirect funds for a broader screening age reduction from 60 to 58 will lead to higher mortality rates among Māori and Pacific communities, who are more likely to develop and die from bowel cancer at younger ages. 本组织强调,需要公平获得筛查的机会,以改善这些群体的健康成果。 The organization stresses the need for equitable access to screening to improve health outcomes for these groups.