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9月21日新西兰新闻发布中心消息，毛利卫生部长（毛利卫生部副部长）、皮尼·赫纳雷和毛利发展部长威利·杰克逊今天宣布，政府正在响应毛利人和毛利卫生提供者的需求，以支持他们为应对COVID-19而开展的持续工作，并继续提高毛利人疫苗接种率。 “增加的3800万纽币资金将确保毛利保健提供者在应对COVID-19的同时，向毛利社区提供持续支助。此前，该公司与毛利卫生和残疾部门进行了接触，该部门显示，供应商正努力在其现有资源范围内支持COVID-19应对措施。
毛利人是COVID-19风险最大的社区之一，毛利人的疫苗接种率落后于一般人口。然而，毛利卫生提供者与其社区有着良好的联系，并展示了他们保护社团并让他们接种疫苗的能力，因此我们正在增加他们的支持，以便他们能够继续开展这项工作，而不必退缩”毛利卫生部长Peeni Henare说。 “目前，我们必须向毛利人保健提供者投入更多资源，特别是随着达美公司风险的增加和目前提高毛利人疫苗接种率的推动。有明显证据表明，毛利卫生提供者正在进入我们难以到达的社区和那些可能对疫苗怀疑的人。重要的是，他们可以继续这项工作，他们需要的资金和资源″毛利部长说。”在全部资金中，1 700万纽币将用于供应商提供者，帮助他们调整其目前的服务以支持应对工作，同时维持其他基本服务。
我们的毛利人保健提供者告诉我们，他们承受着巨大的压力，对支持检测、接触者追踪、病例管理和疫苗接种的需求不断增加，同时也在努力跟上他们的其他工作。这笔资金确保我们的供应商能够继续支持他们的社区，而不会消耗和浪费。这笔资金中的1400万纽币将确保社群，特别是那些生活在边远难到达地区的人们能够获得检测、疫苗接种、药物和其他基本保健服务。除了照顾他们的身体需求外，还必须让社群能够获得心理健康和福祉支持。因此，还将投资300万纽币用于多媒体运动和社区项目″毛利部长说。
毛利发展部部长威利·杰克逊说:″这笔资金的一部分也已拨给直接支助社群，因为其中许多人在最近的疫情中承受了相当大的压力。另外200万纽币将确保供应商能够度过当前慢长的疫情，并为未来的疫情做好准备。 这笔资金用于支持那些最脆弱的毛利人。我们知道我们社区内部正在发生的情况以及接种疫苗的重要性。 这一宣布表明，政府愿意和信心投资于毛利人供应商，以交付给我们的社区。这就是为什么TPK将立即启动200万纽币，使项目开始″。 “这200万纽币是COVID-19、2021 社群恢复基金500万纽币重新定额基金的一部分，该基金本月早些时候宣布过，在目前的COVID-19疫情期间，将立即向毛利人和社区提供救济。这200万纽币将拨给直接与TPK合作的毛利保健提供者，支持社区推动、地方对获取和提供疫苗接种等关键服务方面的差距作出反应。
我为我们的毛利人保健提供者以及他们为毛利人所做的工作感到无比自豪。他们对社区的热情和奉献精神是卫生和残疾系统其他成员的典范”卫生部副部长佩尼·赫纳雷说。
21 September 2021 ，Funding boost supports ongoing Māori COVID-19 response
The Government is responding to the need by whānau Māori and Māori Health providers to support their ongoing work responding to COVID-19 and to continue increasing rates of Māori vaccination, Associate Minister for Health (Māori Health), Peeni Henare and Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson announced today.
This increased funding of $38 million will ensure Māori health providers provide ongoing support to Māori communities while responding to COVID-19. It comes after engagement with the Māori health and disability sector, which showed providers are struggling to support the COVID-19 response within their current resources.
“Māori are one of the most at-risk communities for COVID-19 and vaccination rates for Māori are behind the general population. However Māori health providers are well connected to their communities and have demonstrated their ability to protect whānau and get them vaccinated so we are increasing their support so they can keep doing that work without having to pull back,” Peeni Henare said.
“It’s critical we put further resource into our Māori health providers at this time, especially with the increased risk posed by Delta and the current push to increase Māori vaccination rates.
“There is clear evidence that Māori health providers are making inroads into our hard to reach communities and those who may be vaccine hesitant. It’s important they can continue this work with the funding and resources they need,” Peeni Henare said.
Out of the total fund, $17 million will go to providers to help them adapt their current services to support the response, whilst also maintaining other essential services.
“Our Māori health providers have told us they’re under immense pressure with increased demand to support testing, contact tracing, case management, and vaccinations, while also trying to keep up with their other work.
“This funding ensures our providers can continue to support their communities without burning out or losing capacity,” Peeni Henare said.
“$14 million of this funding will ensure whānau, especially those living in hard-to-reach areas, are able to access testing, vaccinations, medications, and other essential health services.
“As well as taking care of their physical needs, it’s also important whānau are able to access mental health and wellbeing support. So, a further $3 million will be invested in a multi-media campaign and community programmes,” Peeni Henare said.
A portion of this funding has also been allocated to directly support whānau, many of whom have been put under considerable stress through this recent outbreak.
“An additional $2 million will ensure providers can work through the long tail of this current outbreak and prepare for future outbreaks,” Peeni Henare said.
Willie Jackson said today’s announcement was a culmination of work done between the Ministry of Health and Te Puni Kōkiri.
“This funding is about supporting those who are most vulnerable, whānau Māori. We know what’s happening on the ground within our communities and the importance of vaccinations,” Willie Jackson said.
“This announcement demonstrates the Government’s willingness and confidence to invest in Maori providers to deliver to our communities. That’s why TPK will kick-in $2 million immediately to get the project underway,” Willie Jackson said.
The $2 million is part of a $5 million reprioritised fund from the COVID-19, 2021 Whānau Recovery Fund, announced earlier this month to provide immediate relief to vulnerable whānau Māori and communities during the current COVID-19 outbreak. The $2 million will go to Māori health providers who work directly with TPK, supporting community driven, local responses to gaps in access and provision of critical services such as vaccination.
“I am incredibly proud of our Māori health providers and the work they do for whānau Māori. Their passion and dedication to their communities is an exemplar for the rest of the health and disability system – me mihi ka tika,” Peeni Henare said.
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