Immune Disorders

New Zealand AIDS Foundation   (www.nzaf.org.nz)  

Aiming for a world without AIDS. The Foundation aims to help prevent the transmission of HIV and support people affected by HIV and AIDS to maximise their health and wellbeing.

Lupus Trust of New Zealand   (www.lupus.org.nz)  

A self-funded, non-profit organisation served by volunteers, whose aim is to offer support to people with Lupus and related autoimmune diseases.

Lupus Care & Support   (www.lupussupport.org.nz)  

An incorporated society whose emphasis is on care and support for people with lupus and/or associated diseases throughout New Zealand.

Northland AIDS Network   (www.northlandaids.org.nz)  

A charitable trust providing education, support and care for people with HIV or AIDS, their families, caregivers and others whose lives are affected by the virus in the Northland region.

National Sjogren's Syndrome Association   (www.dry.org/nz.html)  

National Sjogren's Syndrome Association has hundreds of members, regular meetings and a well attended workshop series. Sjogren's Syndrome is an automimmune disorder in which the body's white blood cells attack the moisture producing glands.

APECED   (www.empower.org.nz)  

APECED* is a rare autoimmune disease affecting mainly the endocrine glands, but some other organs as well.