Te Aka Whai Ora Whānau Voice 2023 Summary

As part of the development of New Zealand’s first Rare Disorders Strategy, Rare Disorders NZ worked with Te Aka Whai Ora to engage with whānau Māori to ensure that the voices of Māori living with a rare disorder were reflected in the Rare Disorders Strategy.

The summary report from this engagement can be downloaded here.

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Rare Disorders NZ is the collective voice of all people living with a rare disorder and their whānau. Our rare collective is made up of more than 150 disorder-specific support groups. Our work is informed by the issues important to our collective, and we work together to improve healthcare and wellbeing for everyone living with a rare health condition in New Zealand.

Te Aka Whai Ora Whānau Voice 2023 Summary

Report of the responses from engagement with whānau Māori

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