Archive for October, 2011

National accolade for VIVA!

October 26, 2011

VIVA! were delighted to be recognised among the country’s finest communications agencies as finalists for the Public Relations Institute of Australia’s (PRIA) National Golden Target Awards, following our win at the State Awards for Excellence last month. We’re pleased to announce our ‘Granting the PNH community the gift of life’ campaign, on behalf of the [...]

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Aussies embrace World Osteoporosis Day 2011

October 21, 2011

Thank you to everyone who supported World Osteoporosis Day and Osteoporosis Australia’s Building Healthy Bones Throughout Life Summit yesterday. VIVA! has been supporting World Osteoporosis Day and the fantastic work of OA for nine years, and we were thrilled to see so many Aussies getting behind the ‘Love your bones’ theme for 2011. The Summit [...]

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Experts to lay foundations for strong bones at World Osteoporosis Day Summit

October 18, 2011

Health and exercise experts, government representatives and consumer groups will meet in Sydney this Thursday, October 20 – World Osteoporosis Day – to set clear recommendations on calcium, vitamin D and exercise required to prevent brittle bones. Osteoporosis Australia’s national Building Healthy Bones Throughout Life Summit will produce best practice recommendations for preventing osteoporosis, for [...]

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A first for Progeria

October 13, 2011

VIVA! and GlobalHealthPR partner Spectrum Science’s involvement in the “Find the other 150” campaign has taken another step forward as another young girl was discovered living with Progeria in Johannesburg. We’d like to take a minute to introduce a First Lady, Miss Ontlametse Phalatse… Ontlametse is a special young girl in many ways: she is [...]

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James Jones appointed as Commercial Country Leader in Australia, of combined Takeda and Nycomed

October 12, 2011

Takeda Pharmaceuticals announces Mr James Jones has been appointed to lead the combined Takeda and Nycomed commercial operation in Australia, following the recent completion of Takeda’s acquisition of Nycomed. Mr Jones, who most recently served as Managing Director at Nycomed Australia, says Takeda and Nycomed are a strong strategic fit, with complementary geographies and product [...]

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