Supporting millions of Kiwis affected by lung and heart disease
- 1 in 5
- die from heart disease
- 1 in 6
- live with respiratory disease
- $25b
- cost to the country every year
Our work
Read moreLace Up for Lung Cancer
Get moving this November and help us fight for the thousands of Kiwis affected by the country's deadliest cancer.
Respiratory Impact Reports
For more than 20 years, our reports have tracked the burden of respiratory disease in Aotearoa.
Train-the-Trainers vaping education
Develop practical skills to deliver trusted youth vaping education through our Train-the-Trainers programme.
Asthma in schools
Support safer schools with asthma emergency kits, school inhaler guidance and practical education resources.
Latest news
See allFoundation supports recommendation to fund GLP-1s for people with heart disease
The Foundation welcomes Pharmac's recommendation to fund semaglutide to reduce heart attacks, strokes and deaths.
Health charity concerned about ‘space vapes’ use amongst youth and young familie
The Foundation warns of drug-laced ‘space vapes’ and urges whānau to protect young people from unknown substances.
"I just want to live": Elaine's fight against lung cancer
Elaine’s cancer was found late, by chance, highlighting the need for lung cancer screening in NZ.