Asthma and respiratory diseases are two of the leading causes of sickness and death in New Zealand
have a respiratory disease
most common cause of death
cost to country each year
children have asthma
The first-ever New Zealand COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Guidelines are now available, providing a national framework for diagnosis and management of COPD in a New Zealand context. Read more here
Over 200,000 Kiwis have COPD in New Zelaand, yet it still remains woefully undiagnosed. We have put together a short quiz of some common COPD symptoms to help raise awareness of the disease here
