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Million Missed Cervical Cancer Alerts | Auckland News
A massive system failure left nearly one million cervical cancer screening notifications unmailed, missing over 800,000 eligible women and failing to send another 160,000. Triggered by a 2023 switch to HPV primary screening and a new national register, the glitch exposed critical gaps in the safety net. While Health New Zealand claims no harm from reviewing 13,000 cases, women’s health advocate Dr. Bev Lawton calls it a “fail,” demanding accountability, transparency, and an apology. She insists the system is harming women and that eliminating cervical cancer is still possible—if we fix the…
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