Meningococcal disease moves fast – our vaccination strategy must move faster

Meningococcal disease is one of the fastest-moving infections in Australia. It can become fatal within hours.What begins as mild, flu-like symptoms can escalate within 24 to 48 hours into a life-threatening illness. Even with rapid treatment, up to one in ten patients will succumb to the disease. Those that survive often face life-changing complications, including…

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GHMC healthcare network expands into South Korea, strengthening APAC footprint

July 16, 2025 Global Health Marketing & Communications (GHMC), which VIVA! Communications represents exclusively in Australia, today announced the addition of South Korean agency, PR Bom, to its global network. The agency is set to strengthen the footprint of GHMC โ€“ the largest & most robust partnership of independent healthcare agencies worldwide โ€“ in the…

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๐Ÿ’› March into Yellow: raising awareness for endometriosis ๐Ÿ’›

    This month (March) represents โ€˜March into Yellowโ€™ Endometriosis Awareness Month, which sheds light on this debilitating female health condition. ๐Ÿ’›โญ   And today (March 28, 2026) marks โ€˜Endo Giving Dayโ€™ โ€“ a time to take action for those living with endometriosis.   Endometriosis Australia will match every donation made to their organisation today,…

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Living with Anxiety study

VIVA! Communications joined forces with researchers from QIMR Berghofer & the Sydney Brain & Mind Centre to launch the Living with Anxiety (LwA) study.   The Aussie researchers are calling for 5,000 adult volunteers (aged 18+ years) diagnosed with, or treated for anxiety, for their groundbreaking anxiety disorders study.   Anxiety disorders affect 3.4 million…

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