Asthma and respiratory diseases are two of the leading causes of sickness and death in New Zealand

1 in 5

have a respiratory disease

3rd

most common cause of death

$8.4B

cost to country each year

1 in 8

children have asthma

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Respiratory disease accounts for one in eleven of all hospital stays in New Zealand and is the third leading cause of death.

The Foundation wants to see those statistics changed and for all New Zealanders to breathe easier. We provide education, research and advocacy for the 1 million Kiwis living with a respiratory condition.

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