Melanoma Foundation of New Zealand

Mission:

To create excellence in the awareness, education, prevention, treatment and research of melanoma in New Zealand

Goals:

• Improve the outcome of persons with melanoma
• Increase awareness of melanoma prevention and early detection in New Zealand
• Improve communication amongst NZ workers in all areas related to melanoma

Core Position Statements:

1. The MFNZ is a non-profit organisation devoted to issues relating to melanoma in NZ.
2. The MFNZ uses the NZ Cancer Control Strategy and the Australian / New Zealand Melanoma Guidelines as the guiding documents for its activities. An evidence-based approach will be used by the MFNZ whenever possible to determine its goals and activities. All activities of the MFNZ may be linked to specific goals/actions/recommendations within these guiding documents.
3. The MFNZ works cooperatively with other bodies involved in advancing the goals of the MFNZ.
4. The MFNZ does not endorse products but will endorse programmes and policies that advance the goals of the MFNZ.
5. MFNZ works to provide services or advocacy to enable NZ melanoma sufferers to access the same standard of care and evidence based treatment options as exist in Australia.
6. MFNZ works to evaluate and to provide for the needs of NZ melanoma patients and their carers.