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Published 11/03/2009 by Voxy.co.nz


Coleman To Attend Commonwealth Fund's International Health Symposium

Associate Health Minister, Jonathan Coleman will lead a small New Zealand delegation to the Commonwealth Fund's 2009 International Health Symposium from 4 - 6 November in Washington DC.

The symposium brings together health ministers, key health reform advisors, senior policy leaders, CEOs of the health...

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...involved. "This is the 12th symposium hosted by the Commonwealth Fund, a U S based research organisation which specialises in examining high performing health systems. "The focus of the symposium is on strengthening primary health care, an area of priority for this government," says Dr Coleman. "It is an opportunity to discuss evidence on health system performance, reflect on practical lessons that might be valuable for New Zealand, and talk frankly with Ministers and senior officials about initiatives that improve patients' experience of health care.""
Coleman To Attend Commonwealth Fund's International Health Symposium [Voxy.co.nz - 11/03/2009]

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