Are we doing enough to ensure the health of Aussie men?

As International Men’s Health Week wraps up for the year, Team VIVA! takes a look at some of the ways Australians are raising awareness for men’s health and welfare issues, and how new research suggests more needs to be done to ensure the future health of Aussie men. International Men’s Health Week, an initiative of…

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VIVA! Communications strengthening its award-winning team

VIVA! Communications has improved the strength of its enviable team with the appointment of two new members. Kirsty Noffke and Mahsa Lotfizadeh have joined the team of dynamic and innovative communication strategists as an Account Executive and Account Associate, respectively. Kirsty brings a unique and creative approach to the VIVA! team, having worked as a…

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Doctors rally at NSW Parliament to help save RNSH

More than 300 doctors and concerned residents rallied at NSW Parliament to help save Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) from a gravely underfunded redevelopment plan. NEWS ALERT: Bed shortages plague RNSH (Mosman Daily, Wednesday, June 8, 2011) VIDEO: NSW Health Minister, Jillian Skinner, addresses more than 300 doctors and concerned residents at the RNSH rally…

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Healthcare communications: social media listening in a health 2.0 world

As the exclusive Australian partner to GLOBALHealthPR, Team VIVA! joined our counterparts across Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Europe, for the first annual International Healthcare Social Media Summit (IHSMS), held at Spectrum Science headquarters in Washington DC. Drawing on real-life scenarios in health and science communications, key speakers at the IHSMS streamed live at 11pm AEST…

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