“Installing insulation in a house can have a 6:1 cost benefit ratio for the very young and the very old – these people are our most vulnerable, and they spend the most time indoors,” said Dr Jeff Brown, NZ President of the RACP and a paediatrician at Palmerston North Hospital.
“I see young children ending up in hospital suffering from respiratory conditions which could have been prevented if their homes were warm, dry and healthy.”
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