The latest news and updates from Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ
28 January, 2025
Have your Child Asthma Action plan ready and up-to-date, as hospitalisations from asthma attacks are at their highest during week 3 of Term 1....
10 December, 2024
Health professionals call for improved access to and awareness of spirometry - a simple test that could help catch life-threatening respiratory diseases...
16 September, 2024
The number of New Zealanders suffering from respiratory disease is far worse than previously thought, with around 1 million Kiwis affected, a new report...
15 September, 2024
An airborne lung infection left 6-year-old Lara Mead fighting for her life, with her mum being told to prepare for the worst. Mead, now 28 years old, r...
29 May, 2024
There was a 17 per cent decrease in hospital admissions in NZ for asthma between 2019 and 2022, proving Aotearoa is leading the way in effective asthma ...
24 May, 2024
This evening honoured and celebrated the achievements of New Zealanders living with respiratory conditions....
14 May, 2024
"While these heaters might be cheap to buy, the cost to your respiratory health could be high."...
6 May, 2024
11-year-old Jamie Ross’ lips turned blue, and he couldn’t catch his breath. Not even his mum - a nurse - and his dad - a paramedic - could help....
12 March, 2024
Daikin has re-signed as a bronze sponsor of the Foundation’s Friends of the Foundation programme....
6 March, 2024
Children up to 12 years old, and all Māori and Pacific people aged between 55 and 64, miss out on free flu vaccinations this year....
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