Respiratory conditions are a real and urgent problem for Kiwi kids

We're already investing in research into a range of respiratory conditions - but we need your help.

Cure Kids report on the State of Child Health in Aotearoa New Zealand has revealed...

Respiratory conditions are responsible for more than one third of all acute hospitalisations for children.

Children younger than 5 years make up three quarters of all hospitalisations of children for acute respiratory conditions.

Children who live with the worst socioeconomic deprivation have more than double the rate of hospitalisations for respiratory conditions compared with other children.

The hospitalisation rate for respiratory conditions in children has continued to increase since 2000, with temporary reductions due to pandemic-response measures.

“It’s like really hard to breathe and it feels like you’re going to fall and stuff like that, and like it feels like your lungs are about to explode.” - Mia, 9 years, Auckland, describing her asthma

We need to act. We need your help to invest in the big research questions that are preventing our children from living their best lives.