The Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR) at Massey University's Wellington campus has launched New Zealand's first master's degree in analytics specialising in health, aiming to fill a growing need for people able to analyse, interpret and disseminate health data.
With employment in the ICT management, health services management and health analytics fields projected to grow by up to 5.3 per cent in NZ and 7.2 per cent in Australia, the CPHR's associate director Barry Borman said New Zealand needed to generate homegrown capability to fill a shortage.
