Information for Health Professionals

Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health provides public health information and advice to health professionals in our coverage area (Canterbury, South Canterbury, West Coast and the Chatham Islands).

• Public Health Alerts
• Public Health Updates
• Notifiable Diseases
• Influenza and Respiratory Pathogens Reports
• Healthy Public Policy
• Public Health Evidence
• Vaccinators

Latest public health updates

• National Pertussis Surveillance Dashboard
• Tamaiti Healthy Homes service in Waitaha Canterbury
• Information and resources on measles and MMR vaccination

Latest public health alerts

• Protecting infants against pertussis - 28th November 2024
• Pertussis (whooping cough) in Canterbury - 22nd May 2024

Featured links

• Strategic Approach to Immunisation in New Zealand 2025–2030 (Ministry of Health)
• Public Health Surveillance Strategy 2025–2030 (Ministry of Health)
• Prolonged Symptoms Attributable to Infection with COVID-19 (Ministry of Health)

Helpful links

• Authorised Vaccinator Forms
• Disease Notification Forms
• Latest COVID-19 data and statistics