Approximately 3,500 people in Australia have Cystic Fibrosis.
Thanks to research informing better treatments and management of the disease, people with Cystic Fibrosis are living longer and more fulfilling lives.
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Cystic Fibrosis Support
Supplying 150 Spirometer lung testing machines for people living with Cystic Fibrosis to use at home, to avoid having this vulnerable group visit hospital for their regular tests and better facilitate Telehealth consultations with their specialists.
Who this benefits
Kyle Collis lives with Cystic Fibrosis and was hugely grateful for his at-home Spirometer.
Progressing pre-clinical tests of a new treatment for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung disease, which is active in Cystic Fibrosis patients and often resistant to antibiotics.
NTM infections are devastating for CF patients and associated with a more rapid decline in lung function and with lung transplant failure.
