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Katie Woolf was joined on the panel by Sky News' Matt Cunningham, Health Minister, Steve Edgington and Deputy Opposition Leader Dehran Young. The panel discussed crime, health issues including code yellow, funding and maternity services and estimates hearings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"We expected the Health Minister, Mintah Akandoh, to call for dialogue instead of reporting us to the Ghana Labour Authority. That action clearly shows where he stands." — Dr. Michael Leat, Head of the Orthopedic Department & Chairman, KATH Doctors Association, speaks on strike following KATH CEO suspension.

I like how the government's recent moves are trying to create a more integrated and responsive health system. Last week they moved on pharmacists and during the weekend it was with paramedics. It's about making the most of the workforce we already have by extending what they do, with the aim being to reduce treatment delays, improve patient experiences and take the pressure of our stretched primary health care providers. Last Tuesday changes to the services pharmacists can provide kicked in. instead of waiting for a GP appointment, paying for a GP appointment, or paying over the counter prices for treatments, you can head to your local chemist where your pharmacists is now be funded to provide a consultation and supply a funded treatment at a low cost. The benefits are obvious. Patients can get more affordable care quickly and closer to home, while taking pressure off GPs and emergency departments. Over the weekend, the Health Minister Simeon Brown announced that paramedics will soon be able to prescribe medicines that fall within their scope of practice. At the moment paramedics can administer medicines but can't prescribe them. Once again, the idea is to reduce pressure on emergency departments by being able to help more patients receive treatment in their homes and communities. The Health Minister said "Giving paramedics the ability to prescribe medicines will enable them to provide more complete care when it is clinically appropriate, rather than transferring patients elsewhere, such as an emergency department, solely to obtain a prescription.” This will be beneficial where it makes sense for people to be assessed, treated and prescribed at home; such as the elderly, those in palliative care, and those living in rural and remote areas. Hato Hone St John says it supports paramedic prescribing as a positive step in the evolution of the paramedic profession and ambulance care. Jon Moores, Hato Hone St John Deputy Chief Executive said what we're all thinking. "It is important that robust clinical governance, training, prescribing frameworks and patient safeguards are in place to ensure prescribing is used appropriately and safely." He said, “it is important that the necessary funding and support mechanisms are in place to ensure ambulance services can continue to meet their existing commitments while taking on these expanded responsibilities." The Health minister confirmed with me yesterday on the Sunday Session that the government would continue to invest in paramedics, and funding this will be subject to negations between Health New Zealand and our ambulance providers. According to Brown it may take a year or two to get this approved and up and running. Look – this isn't transformation change for the health sector. You could perhaps call it tinkering around the edges. But small changes can still be worthwhile change. Talk to clinicians, and they will often tell you fixing problems is not always about needing more money but about creating better systems and using money more wisely. So, these are small changes, but they will make life easier for patients Something tells me that once they're safely implemented, we'll wonder why we didn't do this earlier. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GP fees could be frozen for 12 months from July under a proposed Health NZ shake-up of the funding system. Under the proposals, around 60 percent of practices would receive increased funding through capitation re-weighting and annual funding increased. Overall funding for GPs would reportedly increase by six percent, as part of a $120.6 million injection for primary health. Health Minister Simeon Brown joined the Weekend Collective to unpack the overhaul. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paramedics may have to undertake further training, so they can prescribe medicines. Planned changes to the Medicines Act are set to allow paramedics to be prescribers, with consultation underway on what medicines can be authorised. The Government says training programmes will be established for them to gain the necessary qualifications. Health Minister Simeon Brown says it's important New Zealand maximises its paramedic workforce to benefit communities. "Our paramedic workforce is probably best known for the work they do on ambulances, but paramedics also work in primary care and urgent care, and in a range of other areas in the community as well. So by expanding their scope of practice and allowing them to prescribe - it takes pressure off other parts of the workforce. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ramaphosa launched the rollout of Lenacapavir in Mpumalanga yesterday. Lenacapavir is a new injectable prevention drug for HIV. Speaking at the launch Ramaphosa said the launch of Lenacapavir marks a turning point in South Africa's fight against HIV. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Minister of Health Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi.

The Taoiseach claims he "didn't realise" there were issues around the exclusion of a memorial to Aoife Johnston in the 96-bed block opened at University Hospital Limerick last year. The family of the late Shannon teenager have said they're "disappointed and angry" that the new block was opened in October 2025 without a tribute to her despite conversations having taken place to this effect. 16-year-old Aoife died at the Dooradoyle facility in December 2022 after waiting for 13 and a half hours on chairs to be seen by a doctor for suspected sepsis. Responding to Shannon Sinn Féin TD Donna McGettigan in the Dáil, Micheál Martin says he'll raise the matter with the Health Minister.

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The Associate Health Minister's praising a proposal to offer free flu jabs to more people. Pharmac's looking at providing the jabs to an extra 260 thousand children between six months and five-years-old from next year. It's also proposing introducing two new brands for over 65s. David Seymour told Mike Hosking some young people still die every year from influenza, and as every parent knows, they also spread it around the household. He says the cost-benefit of this stacks up, and it's a great thing for Pharmac to be looking into. Consultation opens mid-June. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A woman dies in a flood related accident south of Brisbane; Health Minister defends the deferral of home care price caps; GWS Giants' star urges patience with the club's growth amid a decline in Indigenous players.

In April's Tynwald sitting the Health Minister moved a General Debate on the Mandate to Manx Care and Manx Care Operating Plan. With the recently anounced resignation of Manx Care's Chief Executive Teresa Cope, I thought it was timely to listen to highlights from the debate. Other than the Minister and Chief Minister just two MHKs took part in the debate. We hear their contributions and a gentle spat between two MLCs who also spoke on this week's Agenda. Is health spending really under control or is Tynwald just kicking that can of worms down the road?

Jane Dutton speaks to EWN Reporter, Thabiso Goba about the Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi visits the family of the car accident victims. The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk’s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day’s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to. Thank you for listening to this podcast of The Midday Report Listen live on weekdays between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to The Midday Report broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from The Midday Report, go to https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H and find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the United Kingdom on the verge of replacing another Prime Minister? The incumbent Sir Keir Starmer faces fresh challenges to his leadership today, beginning with the resignation of his Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who has already called on the Prime Minister to step down after disastrous local election results last week. Meanwhile, the Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he's going to stand for election to return to Parliament, and he could challenge Mr Starmer if he wins that by-election.Also in the programme: reflections on the meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi in Beijing; and we look at the dinosaur with the tiny brain, said to be as heavy as nine elephants.(Photo: Prime Minister Keir Starmer and MP Wes Streeting who has just resigned as Health Minister. Credit: Associated Press)

In a letter to the Prime Minister shared on X Streeting says he has "lost confidence" in Keir Starmer's leadership and it would be "dishonourable and unprincipled" to remain in government. For the latest Lucy Fisher Whitehall, Editor at the Financial Times and Liam Conlon Labour MP for Beckenham and Penge.

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Doctors in the Mid-West are warning that risks to patient safety at University Hospital Limerick remain ‘intolerable and unacceptable' unless urgent action is taken to expand acute hospital capacity across the region. In an unprecedented statement, the HSE Mid-West Medical Board called on the Government to immediately establish a Development Board for the proposed new hospital, release emergency funding, and lift staffing restrictions. To discuss this Alan Morrissey was joined by Professor Joe Devlin, Consultant Physician and Deputy Chair of the Medical Board and Associate Professor Alan Watts, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Board Committee Member. Image © anyaberkut from Getty Images Pro

Yesterday in a historic move, Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill visited Clare and became the first health minister to do so. She spoke with us about the current situation in the mid-west regarding patient care issues. Image © Clare FM

It's hoped the Health Minister will be able to experience Clare's health service deficits for herself today. Jennifer Carrol MacNeill is visiting this county today, where she'll be travelling to Kilkee and Ennis Hospital. Although the proposed hospital campus at Raheen will likely result in a new Emergency Department for the MidWest, over 40% of Clare's population will still be living over an hour's drive away from their nearest ED. Friends of Ennis Hospital Chairperson Angela Coll believes the only solution is an acute facility in Clare.

West Clare residents have told the Health Minister they've been forgotten when it comes to ambulance care in the region. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill visited Kilkee this morning as part of an ongoing countywide tour today where locals and medical staff are taking the opportunity to express the reality of deficits in healthcare provision.

Morning Report has spent the week speaking to GPs about their concerns for New Zealand's health sector. Health Minister Simeon Brown spoke to John Campbell about their concerns.

A Clare Government TD claims the Health Minister is visiting this county next week to allow her to experience the reality of healthcare access in rural areas. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is set to make the trip to Clare on Monday where she'll meet with the management of Ennis Hospital as well as groups like the Friends of Ennis Hospital. It's understood discussions will include hospital capacity and ambulance services. Bodyke Fine Gael Deputy Joe Cooney has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons "distance and access" to emergency care in west and north Clare will be prominent topics of conversation.

Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has directed that disciplinary action be taken against several health professionals after a three-member committee submitted its report on the death of Charles Amissah

Three people have died in a hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, including a Dutch woman who collapsed at OR Tambo International Airport. The Health Department says only two infected passengers entered South Africa. A British patient remains in critical condition in isolation at a Sandton private hospital. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi

Canada’s federal Health Minister stepping directly into an agriculture forum—and signalling openness to regulatory change—marks a notable shift in tone between government and the ag sector. At CropLife Canada’s Spring Dialogue Days in Ottawa this week, RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith spoke with Health Minister Marjorie Michel following her remarks and a 45-minute fireside chat with CropLife... Read More

Major healthcare policy changes announced today to save billions in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The Health Minister has announced plans to reduce the number of participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme by 150 000 by the end of the decade to cut costs.

Major healthcare policy changes announced today to save billions in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Major healthcare policy changes announced today to save billions in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Help for struggling pharmacies could be on the way. The Government's proposing letting pharmacists prescribe funded medicines for conditions like scabies and conjunctivitis, so people no longer have to see a GP or pay the full pharmacy price. It would also cover medication for UTIs and the emergency contraceptive pill. Associate Health Minister David Seymour told Mike Hosking smaller, local pharmacies are really battling. He says this would be a way to use them while taking pressure off emergency departments and GPs. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government is opening 14 new infusion centres around the country, where patients can get chemotherapy and other therapies. It's also expanding 14 existing infusion centres. The Health Minister said a boost in Pharmac funding that same year is delivering 66 new medicines including 33 cancer treatments, increasing the need for infusions. Triple negative breast cancer survivor, Catherine Cooke, slammed the anouncement saying without medications like Keytruda, funded for early stage cancers, more infusion centres are not the solution and patients are being driven into debt to survive. Cooke spoke to Lisa Owen.

The Health Minister's announced 14 new cancer treatment infusion centres will be rolled out countrywide over the next two years. Services at a further 14 existing sites will also be expanded. Simeon Brown says the investment's supported by $210 million, announced in Budget 2024 to upgrade facilities on the back of a Pharmac funding boost. He told Mike Hosking they're expecting around 13,000 additional cancer transfusions – the exact number of patients will depend on the number of transfusions they need based on their treatment type. Brown says they're focusing on prevention, but when people are diagnosed, they need to make sure they receive treatments in a timely manner, closer to home. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Taoiseach claims the announcement of a new hospital in Raheen is a "positive development overall" for the Midwest. Responding to Shannon Sinn Féin Deputy Donna McGettigan in the Dáil, Micheál Martin has confirmed he knew about the Health Minister's decision to locate the facility at the Limerick site prior to the announcement. Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has suggested that the campus could also be the location of the planned new emergency department down the line. The Taoiseach says the promise of additional services at Ennis Hospital will be of benefit to this county.

The Health Minister isn't worried about possible shortages of key medical supplies as a result of the war. Health officials are closely monitoring how the Middle East conflict could affect access to crucial health supplies. Minister Simeon Brown has been seeking advice, particularly around the supply of helium, which is needed for MRI machines, often used in cancer diagnoses. He told Mike Hosking suppliers primarily source stock from the US, and stocks seem to be healthy and on the way to New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Health Minister will be pressed to immediately enhance Clare's ambulance resources and provide a permanent air service during a visit due to take place in the near future. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has accepted an invitation from the Friends of Ennis Hospital and is expected to survey the county before the end of the month. It comes just over a week after the Minister promised a full review into the expansion of Clare's health services, when unveiling the new hospital campus site in Raheen. Friends of Ennis Hospital Chairperson Angela Coll has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan that while a new hospital is the ultimate goal, ambulance deficits must be addressed now.

Clare's Minister of State believes increased ambulance activity will address healthcare provision issues in peripheral areas of the county in the future. Tulla-based Minister Timmy Dooley, who's in Canada this week, is one of forty Ministers and other State representatives visiting more than 50 countries for St Patrick's Day. Last week, the Health Minister confirmed the purchase of an almost 44-acre site for the development of a new hospital for the Midwest. Minister of State Dooley says while his preference was for the new facility to be based in Clare, increased investment in ambulance services, which will soon be announced, will make a difference.

The Health Minister's unveiled an overhaul of the health system. It will see workforce, budget, service delivery, and recruitment decisions made at the local level from July. Simeon Brown says it's a significant change but isn't a return to the old district health board system. He told Mike Hosking the Government's also committing $25 million towards a new winter health plan. Brown says New Zealand has a growing and aging population, so the investment is needed to ensure the country is prepared for winter. The plan will deliver hundreds of extra staff, 71 extra hospital beds, and up to 567 short-stay aged-care beds over the peak winter period. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The health secretary Wes Streeting has appointed senior midwife Donna Ockenden to lead a review into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The appointment came after a sustained campaign by bereaved and harmed families who said that she was the only one they trusted to lead the review into failings in Leeds. Donna Ockenden joined Nuala McGovern to discuss her new appointment as well as her ongoing review into Nottingham university hospitals.How would you feel if everyone in your household forgot your birthday? After a woman's social media post saying her family had forgotten hers went viral, Anita talked to the author Poorna Bell and the journalist Nell Frizzell about whether forgetting a spouse's birthday is simply a careless moment or the sign of something deeper.Dr Amy Blakeway, Senior Lecturer in 16th Century Scottish History at the University of St Andrews, talked to Nuala about the history of the term 'rough wooing', and why she thinks it's time we stopped using it.Ashley Dalton, the MP for West Lancashire, announced last week that she was stepping down from her role as Health Minister to focus on constituency work and her health. Last year she revealed that her breast cancer had returned, and metastasised. This means living with advanced breast cancer everyday – it can't be cured, but it can be managed. She joined Nuala to discuss her decision.Maimuna Memon is an actress, singer, composer, and playwright. Last year, she won a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in the musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 at the Donmar in London. Maimuna talks to Anita about the real-life stories behind her latest show Manic Street Creature.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Annette Wells

The Health Minister has agreed to meet with a group of blood cancer specialists who wrote an open letter expressing their alarm at Kiwi patients dying unecessarily because Aotearoa is lagging behind with treatments. The dozens of doctors, nurses and clinician reseachers say New Zealand blood cancer patients are being deprived of modern, targetted, funded, go to treatments, that are available globally; including the myeloma drug, Daratumumab. Professor Judith Trotman is the Chair of the Australasian Leukaemia Lymphoma Research Group and an expat Kiwi-Australian haematolgist in Sydney she spoke to Lisa Owen.

There's been strong reaction across County Clare this week after the government confirmed the acquisition of the 43-acre site in Limerick, rather than in Clare, with a view to developing a new hospital campus aimed at tackling overcrowding in the Midwest. A new petition is now calling for land to be acquired for an acute hospital in the Banner County — and for accountability from the Health Minister. Alan Morrissey spoke with Deirdre Culligan, the woman behind the petition to find out just how the decision to put a new hospital in Limerick could affect Clare people, he also spoke with Kilkee Resident, Cillian Murphy, to hear how West Clare residents are reacting to the news. Image © fandicreations via Canva

The Health Minister has pledged to enhance services at Ennis Hospital but has given no commitment to emergency care in Clare. Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has described a new “strategic site” acquired in Limerick to solve hospital overcrowding in the MidWest as “HIQA's Option B and C Plus.” The Minister has described the €14 million, 43.8 acre site in Raheen as a strategic site for the MidWest Health system for the next thirty years, located a 28 minute drive away from Ennis and Nenagh. Over 40% of Clare's population lives more than an hour's drive from their nearest Emergency Department and the Minister said her vision for Ennis's progression is similar to that of Bantry General Hospital in Cork, which doesn't have an ED or proposals for one. Despite this, Minister Carroll MacNeill insists Clare “was at the centre of their plans” in the MidWest. However, health campaigners here have expressed "anger and deep frustration" following the announcement that a site has been identified for a new hospital campus for the Midwest. The Friends of Ennis Hospital claims 130,000 people in Clare along with a further 80,000 in Tipperary will see limited benefit from the hospital being located in the city. Alan spoke with Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe and Fine Gael TD Joe Cooney about the announcement Image © Alan Place

The government's independent advisor on rape, Professor Katrin Hohl, is warning that despite an overhaul on how to investigate rape, there is a lack of awareness of the changes across courts in England and Wales which is affecting the outcomes of trials. Also today, the Justice Secretary David Lammy is launching a new national Legal Advisors service for rape victims, as well as a pilot project that will look at shifting the focus of rape court cases from the victim to the perpetrator. It will be led by Professor Hohl who joins presenter Nuala McGovern to discuss it along with Nogar Ofer from the Centre for Women's Justice.As the Winter Paralympics get underway, we look at why women remain under-represented. Only 26.5% of Paralympians are expected to be women, and just 24% of Team GB. Meanwhile research from Activity Alliance and Women in Sport shows that disabled girls are far less likely than boys to see a future for themselves in sport. So what's holding them back, and what needs to change? We're joined by Phil Smith of ParalympicsGB, Kate Baker from UK Sport, and Paralympic champion Kelly Gallagher, all live from Italy.Ashley Dalton, the MP for West Lancashire, announced last week that she was stepping down from her role as Health Minister to focus on constituency work and her health. Last year she revealed that her breast cancer had returned, and metastasised. This means living with advanced breast cancer everyday – it can't be cured, but it can be managed. She joins Nuala to discuss her decision.How far would you go for a year off work? The character at the centre of new comic novel Motherfaker is prepared to fake a pregnancy. After her husband disappears with her life savings, teacher Barri Brown is dreaming of escape and a new life, but has limited options. So begins her great pregnancy heist. Anna Brook-Mitchell discusses the inspirations for her debut novel and its key themes from grief to connection and being child-free by choice. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Sarah Jane Griffiths

The Health Minister has pledged to enhance services at Ennis Hospital, but has given no commitment to emergency care in Clare. During her official announcement today, Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has described a new "strategic site" acquired in Limerick to solve hospital overcrowding in the MidWest as "HIQA's Option B and C Plus." Health Minister Jennifer Carrol MacNeill visited Limerick this morning, where she confirmed details of the Midwest's new hospital. The Minister has described the €14 million, 43.8 acre site in Raheen as a strategic site for the MidWest Health system for the next thirty years, located a 28 minute drive away from Ennis and Nenagh. Her next step will be to appoint a project development board, which will develop healthcare services for the overall region and a report is due to be published later this year that will recommend additional services are provided in Clare. Last September, the Department of Health pledged to progress all three of HIQA's recommendations to solve hospital overcrowding in the region. The options included expanding the University Hospital Limerick Campus, extending the campus to another nearby site and delivering a new Model 3 hospital with a new ED in the MidWest. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill believes Option B and C can be delivered in Raheen. During her announcement today, which Clare media were not invited to attend, the Minister said emergency care in the region had to be expanded and that having two model 4 hospitals within 10 minutes of each other was a possibility. She also hasn't ruled out moving the maternity hospital to the Raheen site. Over 40% of Clare's population lives more than an hour's drive from their nearest Emergency Department and the Minister said her vision for Ennis's progression is similar to that of Bantry General Hospital in Cork, which doesn't have an ED or proposals for one. Despite this, Minister Carroll MacNeill insists Clare "was at the centre of their plans" in the MidWest.

Clare's opposition TD has slammed the Health Minister's decision to locate a new hospital in Limerick as "extremely disappointing." Shannon Sinn Féin Deputy Donna McGettigan says Clare's government members now need to step up.

The Health Minister is highlighting the importance of the Covid-19 Inquiry. The Royal Commission's second phase report's found overall, New Zealand responded well, but highlighted concerns including the length of Auckland's lockdown. Health Minister Simeon Brown says it shows the previous Government extended the Auckland lockdown, in spite of official advice saying it was safe to lift. He told Mike Hosking the report highlights that, as well as the Government's overspending, causing many of the challenges New Zealand is facing today in terms of inflation and the economy. Brown says this report was needed, as the previous administration didn't want to the hard questions to be answered, and the reality is that the lockdowns and their economic impact were significant for New Zealanders. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

British police arrest former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor – on suspicion of misconduct in public office. An anti-monarchist tells us he thinks pressure from his group helped lead to this moment.Manitoba's Health Minister responds to the family of a woman who died after a long wait for care in a Winnipeg hospital –- and says the province hears their calls for change.A new, peer-reviewed study that suggests that, if anything, official tolls of Gaza's wartime dead have understated the extent of the devastation. In a heartbreaking Olympic women's hockey final, Canada loses to the U.S. in overtime. A fan tells us through tears that she's still grateful she was there. Scientists reveal the shocking truth: not only are humans the only primates with chins, but the chins themselves may not actually serve much of a purpose.An operation in Bangkok combined police procedural with costume drama -- as officers track a suspect at a Lunar New Year celebration while disguised as lion dancers.As It Happens, the Thursday Edition. Radio that's glad they weren't injured in the lion of duty.

The Health Minister won't say if the government has met its promise to blood cancer patients in New Zealand - that is that they have not been forgotten. Pharmac has proposed to fund two new combination medicines to treat a type of blood cancer - chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or CLL. The drugs can help those with CLL achieve longer lasting remission and avoid the need for traditional chemotherapy. Patients and advocates are celebrating, but Blood Cancer NZ and the Ministers acknowledge more work needs to be done. Lillian Hanly reports.

“Even though we say we want to be self-sufficient, we don't think global solidarity must be dropped. Because if it gets dropped, the world will be in trouble.”Mayeni Jones the BBC's Africa correspondent speaks to Dr Aaron Motsoaledi South Africa's health minister a year on since the US announced foreign aid cuts. At the time he called the USAID freeze a wake up call for Africa. Dr Motsoaledi, has been at the centre of South Africa's public health response for more than a decade. A medical doctor by training, he first took on the health portfolio in 2009, overseeing the world's largest HIV treatment programme.In this conversation he explains how the country is filling the aid gap and where progress stands in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with Syria's only female cabinet minister, Hind Kabawat, Ugandan human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo and Mexican actor, Diego Calva. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Mayeni Jones Producers: Ed Habershon, Farhana Haider Editor: Justine LangGet in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.(Image: Dr Aaron Motsoaledi Credit: PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)