The Auckland Women’s Health Council is a voluntary organisation of individual women and women’s groups who have an interest in and commitment to women’s health issues. The organisation was formed in 1988 to provide a voice on women’s health issues in the Auckland region.
The Council has a special interest in patient rights, informed consent and decision-making in health care, health consumer advocacy, the Code of Health Consumers’ Rights, the National Cervical Screening Programme, and ethics – issues that were highlighted during the Inquiry into the treatment of cervical cancer at National Women’s Hospital in 1987-88 and in the recommendations contained in the report known as the Cartwright Report.
Our Philosophy
The Auckland Women’s Health Council is a feminist organisation. We believe:
- Women users of health services have the right to make informed decisions regarding their own health care and treatment
- Women have the right to the information necessary to enable them to make informed decisions
- Health care must be accessible, affordable and available as well as culturally appropriate and acceptable to women
- Consumer participation on all decision-making processes for health care services is essential.
Vision
All women in Auckland have agency over their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being and are fully informed of health services available and have access to them, particularly Māori women.
Goal
To provide an independent feminist voice focused on women’s/family health and health services in Auckland.
Priorities
Women in Auckland have the right to make informed decisions regarding their own health care and treatment.
- Women in Auckland participate in all decision-making processes for health care services.
- Women in Auckland have accessible, affordable, available, and accountable health care services.
- Ensuring the work of the Council continues to be sustainable and to grow.
Our Community
Our Supporters
Auckland Women’s Health Council is immensely grateful to Business Website Group, who built our website at next to no cost. BWG is also sponsoring the website hosting and providing ongoing technical support
Auckland Women’s Health Council also acknowledges and thanks our funders, Lottery Community and COGS. Without their ongoing funding and support we would not be able to continue our work.
