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Newly-funded drugs will save lives, particularly babies

6 December, 2024

The Foundation is pleased that Pharmac is funding two medicines which will help at-risk children and older adults with respiratory conditions....

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Whooping cough outbreak prompts calls for urgent action

11 October, 2024

​Health experts are calling for urgent widespread vaccination to protect our most vulnerable as whooping cough cases in Aotearoa hit their highest level...

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From near-death experience to quest for awareness

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...

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2024 Respiratory Achievers' Awards Winners

24 May, 2024

This evening honoured and celebrated the achievements of New Zealanders living with respiratory conditions....

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More babies at risk of serious illness next winter due to underfunding of Pharmac

30 November, 2023

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is supporting calls from paediatricians urging Pharmac to reconsider its decision to stop funding a medicine th...

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Urgent action needed on respiratory health by next government, following years of damning reports

18 May, 2023

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is calling for the next government to take long-overdue action to improve the respiratory health of New Zealand...

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ARFNZ and respiratory specialists welcome new funding for preventative RSV medicine

19 May, 2022

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand, paediatricians and respiratory specialists are welcoming Pharmac’s decision to widen access to a medi...

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24-hour runner tops fundraising efforts to support better breathing

6 October, 2021

Asthma and Respiratory Foundation’s (ARFNZ) annual Breathe Better September campaign wrapped up last week, raising over $15,500 in donations, with a rec...

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Wellington man running 24 hours non-stop to raise respiratory disease awareness

20 September, 2021

Marketing Professor and ultra-marathon runner Nick Ashill is taking on an epic challenge to support the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation’s Breathe Bett...

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New respiratory disease report highlights back-to-school asthma risk and inequity for Pasifika and Māori

8 September, 2021

A new report on New Zealand’s respiratory health shows that huge inequity persists in terms of asthma and other respiratory disease. 'The Impact of Resp...