Infectious diseases in New Zealand

Infectious diseases in New Zealand

In the context of World Antibiotic Awareness week last week (November 14-20) and efforts to raise the awareness of infectious diseases in New Zealand, it is useful to include a discussion on viruses. Although few treatments and vaccines are currently available for...

A letter to the Ministry of Health

Below is a letter from Deputy Director Dr Siouxsie Wiles to the Ministry of Health requesting the Ministry’s assistance in using infectious disease data from the Public Health Surveillance website coordinated by the The Institute of Environmental Science and...
InfectedNZ: the state of the nation

InfectedNZ: the state of the nation

Last week was World Antibiotic Awareness week, an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness and understanding of antibiotic-resistant superbugs. To follow, here at Te Pūnaha Matatini we are launching a week-long conversation about the...
Marsden Fund success for Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators

Marsden Fund success for Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators

Seven Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators were awarded Marsden-funding this week across a broad range of research projects, from investigating Māori social systems to integrative models of species evolution. Professor Thegn Ladefoged and Dr Dion O’Neal from the...