by ccisupport | Sep 20, 2022 | Media
Full story: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018859472/getting-chronic-fatigue-recognised-as-an-disability A petition being read in Parliament today is urging the Government to recognise chronic fatigue as a disability in order to be...
by ccisupport | Sep 9, 2022 | Media
Long-Term Conditions Virtual Forum 2022 Recorded On 11 Aug 2022 11:30 AM Recording can be found here: HEALTH NAVIGATOR The ongoing burden of long Covid will be one of this generation’s disability challenges, Paula Tesoriero, the Disability Rights Commissioner...
by ccisupport | Aug 25, 2022 | Media
A man’s final words have inspired a dedicated fund to tackle a debilitating health condition. Zascha Mann died in 2021 after a long struggle with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis. His poignant final message urged people to...
by ccisupport | Aug 19, 2022 | Media
ME / CFS is currently classified as a chronic illness which creates limitations with the support people effected by the illness are able to access. This week the Associated New Zealand ME Society submitted a petition to Parliament calling for ME / CFS to be...
by ccisupport | Jun 1, 2022 | Media
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders have Long Covid. Soon, they’ll seek care from a crunched health system unequipped to help them and financial support from a Government which has closed its wallet, Marc Daalder reports This is not just a health crisis, set to...
by ccisupport | May 26, 2022 | Media, Research
The ongoing burden of long Covid will be one of this generation’s disability challenges, the Disability Rights Commissioner says. Many people with long Covid are likely to meet the “definition” of disability, Tesoriero said. Support needed to be based on need, not the...
