Maori Consultation Essay on Ethical Issues of Health Research

Running head: MAORI CONSULTATION ESSAY
Maori Consultation essay
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MAORI CONSULTATION ESSAY
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Background................................................................................................................................2
Consultation on ethical issues of health research.......................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

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MAORI CONSULTATION ESSAY
Introduction
The current study focuses on the ethical issues related to healthcare research of the
New Zealand based indigenous population group which is the Maori population group. The
Maori population is the indigenous group differed from the mainstream population on a
number of aspects such as language, culture, beliefs. The indigenous group of people have
often suffered from social neglect owing to their different language. They are often neglected
in schools, colleges and secluded from the mainstream society which made them subjected to
bad social habits such as drugs, alcohol, etc. Some of these further resulted in negative health
repercussions for the Maori community. Most of the healthcare services do not reach them
due to remote location and safety issues which widen the health inequalities. The social
discrepancies were noted in the healthcare services were due to the lack of local Maori
representative within the healthcare units. The language disparities often resulted in huge gap
within the healthcare services. Additionally, the indigenous group of people are often
misrepresented statistically by the researchers conducted.
Background
The current study focuses on the health rights of New Zealand based indigenous
group which is the Maori population. The Maori group are misrepresented within the
healthcare which often limits the amount and the extent of the supportive care services
delivered to them (Beaton et al., 2017). Some of the health-related aspects which could be
discussed with regards to the New Zealand based indigenous group are- Equity of health
care, improving access to healthcare, sharing of patient health information. The equality and
ethics management form two important constituents of healthcare. The equity of healthcare
for Maori provides a framework based upon which the supportive care services are promoted
to the Maori population. It lists three important factors such as – leadership, knowledge and