This strategic project is an evaluation in collaboration with iwi, hapuu, Maaori providers, Pacific providers and whaanau to understand the effectiveness of currently delivered childhood immunisation services and initiatives for Maaori and Pasifika children (birth to five-years-old) and determine ways to increase immunisation rates.
The project focuses on the Counties Manukau and Waikato regions, where immunisation rates for Māori children are below fifty percent and are home to the largest Māori and Pasifika communities, but research findings will have relevance across the country.
