Letitia Harding on New Zealand's respiratory health burden
Children under 15 and the elderly make up more than two thirds of respiratory hospitalisations in New Zealand. New research from the Cardiac and Respiratory Foundation NZ and prepared by University of Otago shows the number of people admitted to hospital for respiratory issues is up 16 percent in 2022. The report also shows lung cancer is killing Maori at nearly three times the rate of other Kiwis. Cardiac and Respiratory Foundation NZ Chief Executive, Letitia Harding spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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