Our People

Asthma affects over 2.5 million Australians, or 1 in 9 people.

The average shift worker sleeps one hour a day less than non-shift workers.

People with narcolepsy have sleep attacks during the daytime.

Australia has one of the highest allergy prevalence rates in the world.

COPD affects more than 464,000 Australians aged 45 or over.

OSA can have serious impacts on health and daily life.

Poor sleep is associated with brain-ageing related health problems.

Lung infections are the no 1 cause of death in the chronically ill.

RBD can be a danger to both people with RBD and their bed partners.

Insomnia can impact your attention, mood and daytime function.

1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men with lung cancer have no history of smoking.

In Australia, there are approximately 3,000 patients with cystic fibrosis.

Asthma is more common in children than adults & more common in boys than girls.

LAM is a rare cystic lung disease which is unique to women.

Advancing the field of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment as never before.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide problem, including in Australia.

Poor sleep has substantial economic and social cost.

1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men with lung cancer have no history of smoking.

OHS has significant health and social impacts.