CPAG says sharp rise in preventable paediatric hospital admissions needs urgently addressing

CPAG calls on the incoming government to look closely at the systems that are causing poverty-related health problems which are putting a preventable strain on our doctors and nurses, as well as the families directly affected.

Those include: Overcrowded houses, mouldy houses, poor nutrition caused by the prohibitive cost of good food, inadequate income for basics and the stress from working multiple jobs.