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Plus, be in to win life-changing prizes including this fully furnished new home in Heart Foundation Lottery No. 151.

 

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Our purpose: to stop all people in New Zealand dying prematurely from heart disease and enable people with heart disease to live full lives

175,000
people are living with heart disease

That's more than one in 23 adults [1]

1 in 3
Almost 1 in 3 deaths in NZ are caused by cardiovascular disease

It is the leading cause of death in New Zealand and includes heart, stroke and blood vessel disease [2]

90 mins
Every 90 minutes a New Zealander dies from heart disease

Many of these deaths are premature and preventable [2]

$95m
The Heart Foundation has invested into research since 1968

News & Stories

19 September 2024 in Media Releases

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