PR Matters » World Health Organisation http://www.prmatters.co.nz fresh thinking - influential communication Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:27:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Well, that’s a relief http://www.prmatters.co.nz/well-thats-a-relief/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/well-thats-a-relief/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:48:36 +0000 Paul http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=1164 Two days ago we were all wringing our hands with despair over World Health Organisation data that showed Auckland had New Zealand’s worst air pollution, double that of Sydney. We read yesterday that the data has been withdrawn, and new data will show that Auckland is only slightly worse than Sydney and Dunedin, which the [...]
]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/well-thats-a-relief/feed/ 1 Does end of the global Swine Flu Pandemic mean we’re better prepared for next time? http://www.prmatters.co.nz/does-end-of-the-global-swine-flu-pandemic-mean-we%e2%80%99re-better-prepared-for-next-time/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/does-end-of-the-global-swine-flu-pandemic-mean-we%e2%80%99re-better-prepared-for-next-time/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:36:44 +0000 Jane Dodd http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=577 The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this week officially declared an end to the pandemic concerning the influenza H1N1 virus, popularly known as swine flu.  However WHO Director-General Margaret Chan recognised that here in New Zealand we’re still experiencing the effects of a second wave of H1N1. “In the post-pandemic period, localised outbreaks of different [...]
]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/does-end-of-the-global-swine-flu-pandemic-mean-we%e2%80%99re-better-prepared-for-next-time/feed/ 0 Giving is in the blood http://www.prmatters.co.nz/giving-is-in-the-blood/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/giving-is-in-the-blood/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:37:50 +0000 Network Team http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=112 It seems every day brings a new cause to support. Charities are constantly pushing their barrow into our lives with some national awareness month, week, day, hour, minute, second…whatever.  Ads with desperately cute but painfully sad looking children appear everywhere, designed to tug at the heart strings – and more often than not the wallet.  [...]
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