Posts by Team VIVA!
5 myths of giant PR firms
Earlier this week, two leading independent PR agencies, including our US-based GlobalHealthPR partner, Spectrum, took the time to review some of the advantages and myths of working with multinational PR firms versus small to mid-size independent agencies. According to Spectrum President, John J. Seng and Pollock Communications President, Louise Pollock, one of the most common…
Read MorePatients share their stories with Team VIVA!
In support of Pneumonia Awareness Week, patients are joining forces with doctors nation-wide to heighten community awareness of pneumococcal pneumonia, an often fatal lung infection. Team VIVA! has taken some time out to hear their stories: Single mother, Melody, 38, from Melbourne, recently contracted pneumonia from her eight-year-old daughter. “I’m young, fit and healthy with…
Read MorePatti Newton supporting Pneumonia Awareness Week
Entertainer and presenter, Patti Newton, is joining forces with doctors and patients for Pneumonia Awareness Week calling for preventative action to curb infection rates this winter. Bert’s recent scare has prompted Patti, mother of two and grandmother to three, to adopt a proactive approach to maintaining her health and wellbeing, in order to protect herself…
Read MoreExperts urging at-risk Australians to vaccinate against life-threatening infection
The Australian Lung Foundation is encouraging Australians to protect their lungs this Pneumonia Awareness Week (July 2 – 8, 2012) by increasing awareness of pneumococcal pneumonia, an often fatal lung infection. Pneumonia Awareness Week aims to heighten community awareness and understanding of one of the top 10 contributing causes of deaths in Australia, which claims…
Read MoreBusting 5 common myths about Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Pneumonia Awareness Week (July 2 – 8, 2012) This year’s theme for Pneumonia Awareness Week is Preventing Pneumococcal Pneumonia. Pneumococcal pneumonia is an often fatal lung infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae, responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other single bacteria. This week, experts and patients are joining forces to heighten community awareness…
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