Public Health Agency (New Zealand)

It was established on 1 July 2022 as part of a large scale reform of public health services in New Zealand.[1] The Public Health Agency is led by Dr. Andrew Old, who assumed the position of Deputy-Director General of the organisation on 18 July 2022.The latter would be tasked with centralising the provision of public health services in New Zealand.[3][4] In October 2021, the Sixth Labour Government introduced the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill to entrench the new health system into law.[1] On 19 July, the outgoing Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield announced that the PHA's Deputy Director-General Andrew Old would assume responsibility for fronting COVID-19 media briefings and press conferences following his departure later in the month.
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