Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request for official information received on 29 March
2021 for:

 

“*Details on the Ministry of Health's intention to update its stance and
propagation of official information and guidelines regarding Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome and its classification, considering the most recent
reference was published in 2004 [0].

 

* The Ministry of Health's current stance toward CFS' classification
("complex illness" or "disability" or other), considering the US VA's
rating for CFS varies between 10% and 100%, and considering modern
research and recent findings that it is not psychosomatic[1].

 

0 -
https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/...

 

1 -
https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...

 

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202103702.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 29 April 2021, being 20
working days after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [1][email address]

 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [1][email address]

 

 

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