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  • Fight The Fever Mobile App Privacy Policy

    The 'Fight the Fever' app collects personal information from you, including:

  • An App To Help Get Your Bicillin On Time Every Time

    'Fight the Fever' is a mobile app to help people with rheumatic fever get their bicillin injections on time, every time.
  • Understanding The Autism Spectrum - A Comic Strip Explanation

    A comic strip explaining that the autism spectrum is not linear. Someone who is neurodiverse in some areas of their brain, will also be no different to your average person in other areas of their brain. 
  • Vaccination Videos - Protecting Your Child From Serious Diseases

    Protect your whānau (family). Vaccinate on time. Vaccine preventable diseases are serious and sometimes deadly. Watch some short videos.
  • Autism-Takiwātanga Support & Resources In Aotearoa NZ

    A listing of New Zealand organisations, resources and support available for parents and whānau (family) of tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) with autism-takiwātanga. 
  • Protect Yourself & Your Whānau From Measles

    If you were born between 1989 and 2004, you might not be protected against measles. It's a serious disease. It spreads very easily - it's very easy to catch. 
  • Autism-Takiwātanga Videos

    A range of videos and animations, including children's voices about their experience of the autism spectrum.
  • Sore Throat & Rheumatic Fever Videos

    Watch some videos which include stories of people who have survived rheumatic fever, and information about getting treatment and support.
  • Azithromycin For Bacterial Infections

    Information about the use of azithromycin for the treatment of bacterial infections.
  • Side Effects Of Radiation Therapy

    Some of the most common side effects of radiation therapy include hair loss, upset stomach, vomiting, mouth sores, tiredness, fever and skin problems.
  • Opportunistic Infections

    People who have a weakened immune system are at risk of developing infections caused by common germs that are usually harmless. These infections are known as 'opportunistic'. One opportunistic organism is a type of fungus called pneumocystis, which can cause an infection called pneumocystis pneumonia. 
  • Immunotherapy

    Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that promotes or supports your immune system's (infection-fighting system's) response to a disease such as cancer.
  • Tetanus & Unvaccinated Children

    Tetanus is a life-threatening condition caused by bacteria in the soil. Tetanus usually develops after a 'dirty' wound but can develop after small or even unnoticed injuries. Only vaccination can prevent tetanus.
  • How Children With Type 1 Diabetes Can Exercise Safely

    Exercise is an important part of managing diabetes. It just needs some planning. Encourage and help your child or young person with diabetes to take part in physical activity.
  • When To Use Mini-dose Glucagon For Children With Diabetes

    Mini-dose glucagon can sometimes be useful for your child or teen with diabetes, if they keep having hypoglycaemia and won't drink or eat anything more. It's not a treatment for severe hypoglycaemia when your child or teen needs the full dose of glucagon. 
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