Is Government Failing the Team of 5 Million?
Scroll down to see the Key findings of the 2020 Kantar NZHR Opinion Poll
and what you can do to help
This year New Zealand's health is more important than ever...
But are we getting a fair go from government when it comes to health research?
We asked Kantar, independent research specialists to find out.
3
out of the top 10 priorities for Kiwis were related to...
Health
No. 1
Improving hospitals and the health care system
.
10th equal
More funding for health and medical research
.
10th equal
Increasing preventative healthcare funding and programmes
How much gets spent on research?
Just $140m. That's 0.76% healthcare costs and falling.
Wow, that's 0.04% of GDP. Did you know 57% of Kiwis think that $140m is not enough?
And 76% think it should go up, and now!
2.4% of Health Care costs has been estimated as the right amount to spend on health research.
76%
somewhat agreed or strongly agreed that the government should invest more funding in health research.
72%
of New Zealanders are willing to put our bodies on the line and take part in clinical trials...
But government only spends a fraction of a percent on health research that will...
1
Save and improve New Zealanders' lives
2
Fund science jobs in New Zealand
3
Increase high-value scientific and technical exports
12,000
New Zealanders are dying prematurely per year.
Do you think this is good enough?
The full report has more detail on year on year trends, spending over time, clinical trials, philanthropic and industry investment, breakdowns for Maori and Pacific Health Outcomes...