Meningococcal B Vaccine

National Superhero Week 2017 National Superhero Week for Muscular Dystrophy is a week-long event in which people across Australia dress up as their favourite superhero to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Australia’s programs, services and research. Muscular dystrophies are genetic disorders characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness that begin with microscopic changes in the…

ausEE hosts National EOS Awareness Week to raise awareness for eosinophilic diseases, including eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) and eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) in Australia and New Zealand. ausEE’s mission is to improve the lives of those affected by eosinophilic diseases through providing support, evidence-based information, resources, advocacy and by campaigning to raise awareness and funds for…

Solidarity is unity in feeling or action. It is identified as a fundamental value of international realtions by the United Nations, where those who suffer or benefit least deserve help from those who benefit the most. International Human Solidarity falls on 20 December each year and is an opportunity to: celebrate our unity in diversity;…

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month is an annual initiative of Bowel Cancer Australia running throughout the month of June, to raise public awareness of a disease that claims the lives of 103 Australians every week. Bowel Cancer is Australia’s second deadliest cancer. but it’s one of the most treatable types of cancer if found early. Bowel Cancer…

Happy New Year New Year Resolution Christmas is over and the New Year has begun, what better time to reevaluate your health priorities and make a fresh start. Without good health everything suffers. Making small changes can have a big impact in every area of your life. Here are a few suggestions to help you…

World Leprosy Day 2018 Leprosy is one of the oldest diseases known to humankind. It is also known as Hansen’s disease. The aim of this day is to raise awareness of a disease that many people believe to be extinct, when in fact around 210,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, and millions more people…