The Health Minister isn't worried about possible shortages of key medical supplies as a result of the war. 

Health officials are closely monitoring how the Middle East conflict could affect access to crucial health supplies. 

Minister Simeon Brown has been seeking advice, particularly around the supply of helium, which is needed for MRI machines, often used in cancer diagnoses. 

He told Mike Hosking suppliers primarily source stock from the US, and stocks seem to be healthy and on the way to New Zealand. 

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