Mele Tupou of Auckland received the ProCare Prize in General Practice today as the top-rated Pacific medical student at the fifth-year undergraduate medical course at University of Auckland's School of Medicine.

Leah Te Weehi of Auckland received the ProCare Prize in General Practice today as the top-rated Maori medical student at the fifth-year undergraduate medical course at University of Auckland’s School of Medicine.

Helping tens of thousands of Auckland patients better understand and manage their risk of heart problems is just one of the ways ProCare GPs have targeted cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of preventable death in New Zealand.

A ProCare-sponsored lifestyle programme that provides sports activities and healthy eating strategies to Maori communities in Franklin has won a 2009 Maori Sports Award.

A ProCare swimming programme for women of migrant communities has won the 2009 New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA) Outstanding Community Recreation Programme Award.