News
The latest updates from RDNZ and the rare disorder community.
General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition
Our Chief Executive, Lisa Foster, has reported on the annual GP CME in Rotorua she attended last week to represent the rare disorder community.
Letter to the NZ Ambassador to the UN about rare disease resolution
Our CE, Lisa Foster, has written to the NZ Ambassador to the UN to request NZ adopt the UN resolution on addressing the challenges of people living with a rare disease and their families.
PVA protest at Parliament
Rare Disorders NZ and our rare disorder collective attended the Lie Down for Life at Parliament yesterday.
Media release: Health access must be based on need not diagnosis as disease does not discriminate
Rare Disorders NZ (RDNZ) supports Patient Voice Aotearoa’s nationwide ‘Lie Down for Life’ to call for better access to modern medicines for genetic, undiagnosed and rare disorders.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
RDNZ’s Chief Executive Lisa Foster attended the launch of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission in Wellington yesterday.
Fair for Rare NZ campaign milestone
Last Wednesday RDNZ’s collective petition calling for urgent reform of the health system to include all people living with a rare disorder was handed over at Parliament.
Media release: Are the odds fair on Rare Roulette?
Living with a rare health condition can be a genetic lottery as well as a complete game of chance in terms of the support and healthcare available in New Zealand.
New Zealand's lack of rare disorder policy highlighted at UN meeting
RDNZ's CE Lisa Foster and Chair James McGoram had a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a Rare Disease International Policy Event on a UN Resolution for Rare Diseases last week.
Media release: Briny brew wins the inaugural Rare Beer Challenge award
The Pāua Man Porter, a robust 8.4% Baltic Porter brewed with the addition of fresh pāua, has won the first ever Rare Beer Challenge.
Meeting with the Minister of Health
RDNZ CE Lisa Foster, Chair James McGoram and mum Sue Haldane met with the Health Minister Andrew Little today on behalf of the 300,000 New Zealanders living with a rare disorder.