Posts by VIVA! Communications

There’s a chocoholic in all of us, and the time has arrived to let it out of its cage! Today is International Chocolate Day, the one day of the year where judgement gets thrown out the window, allowing us to indulge our sweet tooth in triple-dipped cocoa delicacies. The delicious day was first created in…

In a dual interview with reporter, Deb Knight from the Today on Saturday program on Sunday, September 11, 2016, both Pharmacy Guild of Australia President, George Tambassis and Australian Medial Association (AMA) President, Dr Michael Gannon explained the agreement they have reached regarding the role that pharmacists can play in relieving patient-related pressure on Aussie…

The Federal Government recently awarded not-for-profit women’s health organisation, The Jean Hailes Foundation, $8.25 million in funding until 2019, to become the national digital gateway for women’s health and wellbeing in Australia. Issuing the announcement in Melbourne on September 9, 2016, Federal Health Minister, The Hon. Sussan Ley MP praised the work of the Foundation,…

Boehringer Ingelheim Managing Director, Wes Cook has been reappointed as Medicines Australia (MA) Chair, despite having stepped down per an agreement with the pharmaceutical body. After assuming the role in October 2015 as Dr Martin Cross’ successor, Mr Cook had agreed to stand down from his interim role as MA Chair following the most recent…

A new digital comic relays the journey of a man diagnosed with prostate cancer, and how he processes the news and learns to manage the disease. Developed by the Australian Prostate Cancer Research, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) and Advanced Prostate Cancer Support Group with financial support from Astellas Pharma Australia, the Advanced Prostate…