Dinky di, true-blue Aussie!

With less than a month to go to the 2014 GLOBALHealthPR AGM, we thought it might be wise to share some tips and trivia on our island home. Aussie Trivia: January 26 marks Australia Day – a day when our nation celebrates all that’s Australian. Marking the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First…

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Five Minutes with pioneer travel health expert, Dr Deb Mills

Dr Deb Mills or “Dr Deb” as she is affectionately known by her patients, is a leading Australian travel doctor and author of ‘Travelling Well’ – the must-have guide to enjoying good health while travelling. The local pioneer of travel medicine, who began working in the field in 1988, runs a travel clinic in Brisbane…

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World Cup dengue fever risk

Those travelling to the World Cup in Brazil next year are at potential risk of contracting a mosquito-borne virus, according to commentary published in the renowned scientific journal, Nature. A world-leading infectious diseases expert is strongly urging Brazil to minimise the number of dengue-transmitting mosquitoes during the World Cup by implementing aggressive vector control in…

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More commendations for Team VIVA!

VIVA! clinches two awards at the 2013 PRIA Golden Target Awards. This week marked another exciting week for Team VIVA! We clinched two ‘Commended’ awards in the highly coveted national Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) Golden Target Awards held during the National Conference from November 17-19, 2013 at the Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia.…

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Healthcare marketers to benefit from new industry guidelines on social media use

New guidelines intended to increase confidence in connecting brands and health information with social media audiences The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) will launch new industry social media guidelines at its annual conference in Sydney today, to help guide non-­- prescription healthcare marketers to continue to engage with audiences in the new media in a…

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