AN "information gap" for Pacific populations about accessing medicines and pharmacy services is being addressed through a new NZ initiative undertaken by the Pacific Pharmacists' Association.
Auckland-based pharmacist, Diana Phone, came up with the idea after discussing with colleagues some of the challenges being faced during the lockdown period.
Information for Pacific people and the public in general about pharmacy services, medicines and COVID-19 is now available in a downloadable format from the NZ government's Health Navigator website, translated into nine Pacific languages.
"We wanted to make the information easy to understand, not full of medical jargon," Phone said in an article published by the Pharmaceutical Society of NZ.
"COVID is going to have a long impact on the life of many people - especially people with long term conditions.
"Some are not seeking health services when they should be, and some are not able to pay for their medicines," she said.
The information is online at healthnavigator.org.nz.
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