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New Zealand's shameful neglect of children
CHILD POVERTY ACTION GROUP.
CPAG endorses
the views of New Zealand's leading paeditricians who have
highlighted New Zealand's shameful neglect of
children.
Last night Close-up presented a shocking
report on the cost of after-hours health care for our
children.
Here is the link to the programme:Close-up:
Gambling with Childrens Health.
Note: The clip begins
with a short advertisement for a car.
CPAG urges
the Government to immediately prioritise the needs of
the growing number of poor children in New Zealand.
Professor Innes Asher speaks of the connection between
growing poverty and poor health outcomes. CPAG urges the
government to make all after hours doctors visits free for
all children and significantly increase family incomes of
the poorest children in New Zealand.
New Zealand already holds the dubious distinction of being one of the unhealthiest places in the OECD to bring up children - this is a trend we can and must reverse.
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