Yes! I want to stop New Zealand's single biggest killer.
Our mission: to stop all people in New Zealand dying prematurely from heart disease and enable people with heart disease to live full lives
180,000
people are living with heart disease
That's one in twenty one adults [2]
33%
of deaths annually are caused by cardiovascular disease
It is the leading cause of death in New Zealand and includes heart, stroke and blood vessel disease [1]
90 mins
Every 90 minutes a New Zealander dies from heart disease
Many of these deaths are premature and preventable [1]
$74m
Amount the Heart Foundation has donated to research since 1968
News & Stories
Heart Foundation Nursing Training Fellowship first of a kind
The Heart Foundation has announced funding for a new nursing training fellowship of $25,000 to be awarded in 2020.
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