Posts by VIVA! Communications
Women’s Health Week 2021
Today (September 10) marks the final day of Women’s Health Week, an annual nationwide campaign organised by Jean Hailes. This campaign is about providing women with the information and tools to make healthier choices and check in on their own health and wellbeing. It also aims to empower women to take charge of their own…
Read MoreLack of access to COVID-19 vaccine threatening global immunity
Urgent plea to unite developing nations through vaccinations This week the Immunisation Coalition is issuing an urgent plea to Australians to help close the global COVID-19 vaccination gap by donating to UNICEF Australia in a bid to improve access in lower income countries. To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has devastatingly led to the death of…
Read MoreHarnessing social media in health communication
GLOBALHealthPR perspectives from our Australian, Singaporean and Indian partners There are more than 3.6 billion people using social media globally, with this number projected to increase to almost 4.41 billion by 2025. The Asia Pacific region alone accounts for more than half of all social media users worldwide. Today, there are very few aspects of…
Read MoreWorld-first Hip Fracture Registry Toolbox striving to improve care for the 1 million+ who fracture a hip in Asia Pacific each year
An innovative world-first Hip Fracture Registry Toolbox has been launched today (Tuesday, June 15, 2021) to address the alarming death and disability caused by the more than 1 million hip fractures sustained in the Asia Pacific each year. Developed by the Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance (APFFA) in collaboration with the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN),…
Read MoreGreek letters for the naming of COVID-19 variants
The COVID-19 pandemic arose unexpectedly last year, and the threat of this devastating virus has caused much fear and anxiety around the world. Adding to this fear was the reporting of additional, more contagious and severe variants of the virus, originating from various locations around the world. Unfortunately, with no naming system set in place,…
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