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Submission on Budget Policy Statement (BPS) 2020
Introduction New Zealanders for Health Research (NZHR) was established in November 2015 to bring about increased investment in health research from government, industry and philanthropy. We believe that health research has the potential to both save and improve peoples’ lives. We are therefore committed to ensuring that the results of health research are translated into…
Read MoreMedia Release: Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Restricted by Inadequate Health Research Investment
13 December 2019 Health research advocate New Zealanders for Health Research (NZHR) says the government’s proposed Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is set to be starved of the resources it needs to be effective. NZHR Chief Executive, Chris Higgins, said listed objectives of the Commission require it to be an agent for fruitful outcomes that…
Read MoreSubmission on Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Bill
Introduction New Zealanders for Health Research (NZHR) was established in November 2015 to bring about increased investment in health research from government, industry and philanthropy. We have a commitment to ensuring that the results of health research are translated into policy and practice, and for there to be a level of investment in health research…
Read MoreMedsafe fees for “public good” clinical trials
NZHR has written to the Ministry of Health expressing concern about Medsafe’s recent decision to discontinue its practice of waiving fees for “public good” clinical trials. we said that this is a cost-shifting exercise which: is contrary to the spirit of the Health Research Strategy; militates against carrying out of publicly funded clinical trials, and…
Read MoreHealth Research Matters December 2019
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Read MoreMedia release: Adding folic acid to flour supported by health research advocate
Health research advocacy organisation New Zealanders for Health Research (NZHR) has come out in support of a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) proposal to add folic acid to flour to reduce the number of babies born with spina bifida and other neural tube defects. “The incidence of neural tube defects in live births which could…
Read MoreMedia release: Research, Science and Innovation Strategy lacks ambition
The government’s latest Research Science and Innovation (RSI) strategy lacks ambition and will do little, if anything, to promote increased investment in health and medical research, according to health research advocate New Zealanders for Health Research (NZHR). Consultation on the RSI strategy has recently concluded and NZHR has told MBIE that basing the strategy on…
Read MoreSubmission on Folic acid fortification: Increasing folic acid availability in food New Zealand Food Safety Discussion Paper No: 2019/08
Introduction New Zealanders for Health Research (NZHR) was established in November 2015 to bring about increased investment in health research from government, industry and philanthropy. We have a commitment to ensuring that the results of health research are translated into policy and practice. As part of our aim to bring about a society which is…
Read MoreSubmission on MBIE’s consultation paper: New Zealand’s Research, Science & Innovation Strategy, September 2019
Introduction New Zealanders for Health Research (NZHR) was established in November 2015 to bring about increased investment in health research from government, industry and philanthropy. NZHR’s submission is that • The government’s aspirational ten year 2% R&D investment target is too low, that the 15% R&D tax incentive is insufficient, and that the strategy should…
Read MoreHealth Research Matters October 2019
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