Get Action! Protect and support people with Functional Neurological Disorder w/ Keremia Tairua: 9th October, 2024

Functional Neurological Disorder is a fast growing condition in Aotearoa that impacts almost 2000 adults a year.

Symptoms range from fainting, to seizures,  paralysis, pain and immobility.

However, awareness of the condition, and subsequent treatment, is scarce in Aotearoa, and many of those dealing with it report being misdiagnosed with conditions like epilepsy and facing stigma while receiving treatment.

For this week’s Get Action! Oto spoke to Keremia Tairua, Cofounder of FND aware New Zealand, about a petition she started aiming to raise awareness towards the condition amongst health practitioners. 

If you'd like to sign the petition, you can find it here: