Women's Health Collective manager Jean Hera contemplates the list of services that could be lost if a MidCentral District Health Board contract ends. A trusted women's health service used by thousands of Palmerston North women over more than three decades is fighting for survival. The MidCentral District Health Board plans to end its contract with Te Hā o Hine-ahu-one Women's Health Collective to provide sexual health services for poor and vulnerable women in August, slashing the bulk of its $90,000 of funding. READ MORE:* Women's Health Collective celebrates suffrage with Māori name* Medical abortions available in MidCentral District* Women's space stretchesIt had appealed to various government ministers, and Women's Minister and Associate Health minister Julie Anne Genter had agreed to investigate. MURRAY WILSON/STUFF The Palmerston North Women's Health Collective is fighting for survival - manager Jean Hera fears for its future.

Source: Stuff February 07, 2019 04:08 UTC