Auckland-based artist Daniel, 32 has one life-long wish, to pursue an ordinary life with his six-year old son, Wu. Team VIVA! would like to help our New Zealand friend Daniel, founder of the PNH Support Association of New Zealand (PNHSANZ), achieve his wish this World Rare Disease Day – February 28, 2013, by encouraging our [...]
This weekend, New Zealander Natalie, 32, will be competing in the Lake Taupo Great Relay in New Zealand to raise public awareness and understanding of her incurable illness – Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH). Natalie was diagnosed with the ultra-rare, life-threatening blood disease in 2007, a disease that claims the lives of one-in-three patients within five [...]
TODAY marks the culmination of months of preparation for Team VIVA! and the PNH Support Association of New Zealand (PNHSANZ) with our first public announcement designed to promote the plight of eight Kiwis living with an ultra-rare blood disease seeking access to a life-saving treatment. Today we’ll be teaming with leading medical experts, patients and [...]
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 [...]
VIVA! Communications wins PRIA health category award Last night, we took to the stage at the 2011 Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) State Awards for Excellence to accept first place for our entry – Granting PNH community the gift of life – funding secured for life-saving treatment. The 2011 PRIA awards, held at the [...]