‘Ngā Kaitiaki Hauora’ translates as ‘guardians of health’. This episode emerged from a meeting of various medical colleges and institutions to discusses health inequities in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The conversation comes in the context of the Wai 262 claim, which is forcing a re—examination of the Crown’s obligations to the Māori population under the Waitangi Treaty of 1840. On the podcast, Reverend Hirini Kaa proposes that all institutions of civil society must be committed to recognising Indigenous sovereignty not just over land, but also the natural environment, the language, and cultural practices. GP Dr Peter Jansen and oncologist Dr George Laking describe the variation in medical care that Māori and Pacific Islander patients receive on a day to day basis, and how this can emerge in part through cultural ‘mismatches’. And public health physician Dr Elana Curtis describes the successes and future targets of streaming Māori and Pacific Islander students into medical school.
Guests: Dr Peter Jansen FNZCGP FRACMA (Ngāti Raukawa, Mauri Ora Associates, Accident Compensation Corporation); Dr George Laking FRACP (Te Whakatōhea, Auckland City Hospital); Dr Elana Curtis AFPHM (Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Pikiao, University of Auckland); Rev Hirini Kaa (Ngāti Porou, Ngati Kahungunu, University of Auckland).
Links to additional resources can be found on the RACP website.
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