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Big Data Can Improve the Health of the World’s Most Vulnerable: Mothers and Children
- October 31, 2019
- Posted by: Evo Leota
- Category: News Article
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Travelling recently through Southeast Asia and East Africa, I have been both amazed and appalled by how big data and other digital innovations are changing people’s lives—or not.
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Sāmoan White Sunday — Lotu Tamaiti
- October 13, 2019
- Posted by: Evo Leota
- Category: Blog, Event
Sāmoan families across the country will be getting ready this morning for the annual White Sunday service. Lotu Tamaiti – Children’s Service or Children’s Day, if you like.
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New research to get a better night’s sleep for tamariki
- October 10, 2019
- Posted by: Evo Leota
- Category: News Article, Press Release
A new strategic research project with the aim of improving sleep for pepi and their whanau has been awarded $1.7 million over three years by A Better Start National Science Challenge. As well as improving sleep, this project also aims to reduce excessive weight gain in young tamariki (0-2 years), and to improve wellbeing among tamariki and their caregivers.
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Moana Research Launches Inaugural Pacific Seminar Series
- November 12, 2019
- Posted by: Moana Research
- Category: Uncategorized
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Women’s Health and Newborn Annual Report
- November 10, 2019
- Posted by: Evo Leota
- Category: Report
Women’s Health and Newborn Annual Report.
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Children ‘s Day and Baby Loss Awareness Week
- October 5, 2019
- Posted by: Evo Leota
- Category: Blog, Event
“We remember all babies born sleeping. Those we carried but never met; those we held but could not take home; the ones that came home but could not stay”
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The fight against Measles
- September 3, 2019
- Posted by: Jacinta Fa’alili-Fidow
- Category: Blog
What was once a near-eradicated disease, is now on a continual rise that has yet to peak and has forced the opening of a new measles unit at Middlemore Hospital. It spread throughout central and west Auckland before we began to see the South Auckland rise. Herd immunity (look it up) has been lost thanks to the spread of another virus – online memes.
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Language Matters – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- August 9, 2019
- Posted by: Dr Seini Taufa
- Category: Blog
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples falls on the 9th of August each year in an attempt to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. The year 2019 also marks the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
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A side of effect of technology when you have a darker skin tone.
- July 28, 2019
- Posted by: Amio Ikihele
- Category: Blog
I came across this article in the US over the weekend which suggested Fitbits and other wearables were inaccurately tracking heart rates in people of colour.
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Consumer perspectives on SUDI protection model
- July 9, 2019
- Posted by: Moana Research
- Category: Report, Research
Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) is a mostly preventable event with well-known risk and protective factors. Working alongside CMH, we’re pleased to provide our findings after seeking feedback from mothers, parents and caregivers on the Safe Sleep Tool.