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Ala Moui
’Ala Mo’ui
Pathways to Pacific Health and Wellbeing 2010–2014

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Photos of nurses on front cover (bottom row, left and centre) are courtesy of Anthony Phelps.

Citation: Minister of Health and Minister of Pacific Island Affairs. 2010. ‘Ala Mo’ui: Pathways to Pacific Health and Wellbeing 2010–2014. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

Published in January 2010 by the Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013, Wellington 6145, New Zealand

ISBN: 978-0-478-33956-7 (print)
ISBN: 978-0-478-33959-8 (online)
HP 4975

This document is available on the Ministry of Health’s website: http://www.moh.govt.nz/pacific [pic]
Foreword

|[pic] |Hon Tony Ryall |[pic] |Hon Georgina te Heuheu QSO |
| |Minister of Health | |Minister of Pacific Island Affairs |

’Ala Mo’ui sets out the priority outcomes and actions for the next five years that will contribute towards achieving better health outcomes for Pacific people, families and communities.

Like other New Zealanders, Pacific people want access to ‘Better, Sooner, More Convenient’ health services, and they want accountability for results. The Government is determined to turn around poor Pacific health outcomes by providing better services closer to home, supporting effective Pacific providers and models of care, and better enabling Pacific people and communities to be healthy.

Pacific people will be an important focus as the Ministry of Health works towards


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