Media Releases
NZ Paediatricians Say Child Rotavirus Vaccine an Urgent Priority15 March 2013 : With rotavirus infections causing about 4500 children aged under five to go to hospital each year, the Paediatric Society of New Zealand has called for funding for infant vaccinations against the disease as an urgent... more...
The Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) welcomes the White Paper for Vulnerable Children released today.
Media Release 11 October 2012 The Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSANZ) welcomes the White Paper for Vulnerable Children released today. According to Dr Rosemary Marks,... more...
Paediatric Society Welcomes Folate Research Findings
Media Release - 22 December 2011 The Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) welcomes the findings of MAF "Monitoring Voluntary Fortification of Bread with Folate” research released today that shows that adding folate to bread does increase the... more...
Paediatric Society Congratulates Minister
Media Release - 6 May 2011 The Paediatric Society of New Zealand congratulates Social Welfare Minister Paula Bennett on the appointment of Dr Russell Wills as the new Children’s Commissioner. Dr Wills, a practicing paediatrician from the... more...
Children's Health Monitor Finds Increasing Hospital Admission Rates for Children
Children’s Social Health Monitor Finds Increasing Hospital Admission Rates for Children Embargoed until 2pm Monday 13 th December (website http://www.nzchildren.co.nz/ to be updated Monday 13 th December at... more...
Child Discipline Referendum
Congratulations to Russell Wills for his excellent opinion piece in this morning's Herald (4 August). Here is the link http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10588452 ... more...
Folate:Text of email sent to John Key 20 July 2009
Dear Prime Minister The Paediatric Society of New Zealand is deeply concerned about the proposal to defer implementation of the mandatory fortification of bread with folate. The evidence that folate supplements will reduce the number of cases of... more...
Media Release 15 July 2009 - PSNZ/RACP NZ Paediatric and Child Health Division
Mandatory Bread Fortification with Folate The Paediatric Society of New Zealand and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, New Zealand Paediatric & Child Health Division strongly support the mandatory fortification of bread with folate.... more...
Media Statement - Paediatric Society backs Space to Breathe Campaign - 15 April 2009
The Paediatric Society is backing the Space to Breathe campaign, which is launched by PHARMAC in Taranaki today. Society spokesman Dr Phillip Pattemore says, as doctors working in the child health area, they have long been aware of the health problems... more...
Patrick Kelly - One of the NZ Herald's New Zealanders of the Year
We all congratulate Patrick Kelly on being named one of the New Zealanders of the year by the New Zealand Herald. The link to the page on the website is below. The Paediatric Society thanks Patrick for his tireless work on the prevention of child... more...
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