1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: We find out this morning more of us are suffering 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: from respiratory disease. In twenty twenty one, it was seven 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: hundred thousand of us, which strikes me as a lot 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: of people. A new research suggesting that now figure that 5 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,159 Speaker 1: figure is now over a million. It's an eight and 6 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: a half billion dollar problem too, apparently for the country. 7 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: The Esthma Respiratory Foundation Boss Letitia Harding's back, Well, this 8 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: is Letitia. 9 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 2: Morning, good morning. 10 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 1: Now, part of that will be the population size has 11 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 1: increased since twenty twenty one one, but materially as a 12 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: percentage of the population, it seems we're getting worse. 13 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: If so, why, Yeah, it's a good question, of course. 14 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 2: I mean, some of these targets that we look at 15 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 2: and across this report, we look at you know, bonqut, 16 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 2: first childhood, bon clitis, pneumonia, et cetera. We found the 17 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 2: highest mortality, as you'd expect, was in that over sixty 18 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 2: five age group. So certainly that accounts mostly for your COPD. 19 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: And also, you know, with the asthma prevalence, we may 20 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 2: be picking up more as the other thing, which is 21 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 2: a good thing because obviously then we can treat it 22 00:00:58,640 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 2: more effectively. 23 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: Well, that's sure. These are robust numbers. We're confident of 24 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: number one, which is over a million, and number two, Well, 25 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: where do we get the eight and a half billion 26 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: from for the health system? 27 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, So that's looking at all sorts of different factors 28 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: that go into I mean, we based a lot of 29 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 2: this on our prescriptions, hostilizations. You're looking at time off work. 30 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 2: Then you're also looking at school days lost for respiratory 31 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: hostellations for children, there was an estimated three hundred and 32 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 2: sixty thousand school days lost. But of course then you've 33 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 2: got to have parents who take time off work as well. 34 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 2: So a lot of factors go into this, and we 35 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 2: do this report every two years because really what we 36 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 2: want to be able to do is look at those 37 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: different DHB areas, what's highest in those areas, whether it's 38 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: childhood pneumonia or asthma, and then we can really target 39 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 2: those particular areas around the country as well. 40 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: So how much are these things that we can literally 41 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: easily do something about versus it's just who we are, 42 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: where we are in the world, the air we breathe, etc. 43 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: And really there's not a lot we can do. 44 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think for us, what's been what we here 45 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: the start with and look at from the foundations perspectives, 46 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 2: how many of our guidelines are going out by you know, 47 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 2: the health professionals, how many how many of these are 48 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: being downloaded in accessed and we've actually seen a huge 49 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 2: increase double over the last couple of years. So that's 50 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 2: a good thing because of course we put out the 51 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 2: National Asthma Guidelines and the CPD guidelines, so that's really 52 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 2: important because it means that people are staying up to date, 53 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 2: knowing the different medications, knowing how asthma management plans work. 54 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 2: And then we see also that people are taking those 55 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 2: on board. So it's about you can't cure something like asthma, 56 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 2: but you can actually manage it better. And that's the 57 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 2: most important thing because of course we don't want the 58 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 2: high numbers you know, dying from esthma or you know, 59 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 2: over the years exactly. 60 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 1: La Tuasa appreciate time as always. Letiia Harding, who's the 61 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: ASPA and Respiratory Foundation CEO. 62 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 2: For more from the mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 63 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: news talks there'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 64 00:02:58,120 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.