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New Zealand failing to track health data on conditions disproportionately affecting women

New Zealand is not properly capturing health data on conditions that predominantly affect women, contributing to a widening health gap.

Skinny McBuntu

New Zealand's health system is not adequately tracking data on conditions that primarily affect women, leaving a significant gap in understanding the scope and impact of these diseases. The lack of proper data collection is contributing to what experts describe as a health gap affecting women at higher rates than men. The country currently has no clear picture of what these conditions are costing the health system and wider society.

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The ‘invisible’ disease affecting twice as many women – but NZ doesn’t know what it’s costing us

New Zealand’s failure to properly capture health data on conditions that primarily affect women is contributing to a “health gap”.

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