新西兰提议裁减21名公共卫生工作人员,危及应急反应和毛利人保健公平。 New Zealand proposes cutting 21 public health staff, endangering emergency response and Māori health equity.

新西兰公共卫生局面临削减21名工作人员的提议,包括将应急管理小组从11人削减至2人,将毛利人公共卫生小组从6人削减至2人。 New Zealand’s Public Health Agency faces proposed cuts that could eliminate 21 staff, including slashing the emergency management team from 11 to 2 and the Māori Public Health team from 6 to 2. 新西兰公共卫生医学院警告说,在气候和流行病风险不断上升的情况下,这些减少威胁到国家复原力,并列举了公共卫生投资的强劲回报和政府对毛利人健康公平的承诺。 The New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine warns these reductions threaten national resilience amid rising climate and pandemic risks, citing strong returns on public health investment and government commitments to Māori health equity.