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PI WEEK 2020
March 27, 2020
PI Week 2020 Changing the lives of Kiwis living with undiagnosed Primary Immune Deficiency (PID) Disorders. There are now 430 recognised types of PID; although considered “rare” in the population, they can be life threatening and cause chronic ill health for those affected. Thousands of Kiwis ...
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Meet Stella - the First Kiwi Baby diagnosed with SCID via New born testing in New Zealand
March 27, 2020
In 2018, IDFNZ Patient member Stella Oprwood became the first Kiwi baby to be diagnosed with severe combined immune deficiency through the newborn metabolic screening programme. As a result, Stella’s health condition was able to be carefully managed by doctors before she suffered serious infection; ...
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CORONAVIRUS COVID-19
Feb. 26, 2020
COVID – 19 Update for IDFNZ Patient Members ; March 24th 2020Message for all IDFNZ and KIDS Foundation members - please don't feel you are alone even though you may be isolated at home; IDFNZ support services will continue on throughout the COVID-19 situation – members ...