How to Make a Difference this Earth Day
Earth Day falls this Thursday, April 22 and is a global annual event used to highlight the importance of protecting the environment. Earth Day has been noted every year since 1970, and has been the driver behind significant environmental actions, including the signing of the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change. There are […]
Celebrating World Soil Day
December 5th is World Soil Day, an initiative by the United Nations to spread awareness about the importance of soil biodiversity and the protection of soil. Soil is a living resource, that makes up 25% of the biodiversity in this world, and plays a much bigger part in our ecosystem than we think. The initiative […]
Quench the thirst for clean waterways this National Water Week
This week is National Water Week, a week organised by the Australian Water Association, inspiring individuals, communities and organisations to build awareness around the value of water. With the majority of Australians able to access clean running water, it’s easy to forget the importance of it. Imagine for a moment you weren’t able to access […]
What you can do to help this World Environment Day
June 5 marks World Environment Day, a day that has been celebrated every year since 1974, engaging governments, businesses, and citizens to focus their efforts on a pressing environmental issue. This year’s theme is biodiversity – triggered by the recent global events including bushfires in Australia, Brazil and the United States, as well as locust […]
Antibiotics Awareness Week: 18-24 November
This week is World Antibiotics Awareness Week, an important global campaign that aims to encourage awareness about the correct and proper usage of Antibiotics. The development of antibiotics represented a significant breakthrough in medical research, with the ability to treat a range of bacterial and microbial infections. Unfortunately, the widespread use of antibiotics has meant […]
It’s Time to Change the World this National Water Week
Every year the Australian Water Association runs a National Water Week campaign, aiming to inspire individuals, communities, and organisations to work together to build awareness around the value of water. This year is no different, with the theme ‘It’s time to change the world’ based on the UN’s recent sustainable development goals. One of the […]
Minimizing Patient Harm this World Patient Safety Day
September 17th marks the inaugural World Patient Safety Day, an important day set out by the World Health Organization (WHO) to improve the safety of health care worldwide. To mark World Patient Safety Day, WHO have put together some alarming statistics* about patient safety across the world: One in every 10 patients is harmed while […]
Be Medicinewise Week 2019: Getting to Know the Language of Medicines
Since 2011, NPS Medicinewise has educated and inspired the community about the potential risks of medicines through the annual Be Medicinewise Week. And this year is no different. The 9th annual Be Medicinewise Week is 19–25 August 2019 and is about knowing how to communicate and learn about medicines to get the most out of […]
World Environment Day
June the 5th is World Environment Day, a day where the United Nation’s encourages awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Here at RUM, we are very conscious of protecting the environment, with the environmental consequences of throwing away medicines in the wrong place being one of the main motivators behind the project. The […]
Thinking about your inhalers this World Asthma Day
Today is World Asthma Day, which is an annual event dedicated to asthma prevention, diagnosis and treatment and aims to improve the awareness and care of asthma around the world. Approximately 2 million Australians live with asthma today and the most important aspect of controlling asthma is education. Along with being educated about the condition, it’s […]
World Health Day
Saturday the 7th of April was World Health Day, a global awareness day celebrated every year under the sponsorship of the World Health Organisation. This year is the 70th anniversary, and WHO is calling on all world leaders to commit to concrete steps to advance the health of all people. This means ensuring that everyone, […]
Taking care of our water this World Water Day
Today is World Water Day, a day to focus our attention on the importance of our waterways. A huge amount of rubbish and other disposables end up in our waterways which is not only damaging to our environment but for our health. Protecting our waters is a big task, but there’s a couple of ways […]
Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet This Clean Up Australia Day
Clean Up Australia Day is all about keeping the environment we live in beautiful and clean, preventing rubbish from entering our oceans and damaging our wildlife. With Clean Up Australia Day being celebrated today, we want to support the amazing organisation that it is and encourage all Australians to not only clean up their area, […]
World Pharmacist Day – six services you probably didn’t know your local pharmacy offers
How often do you visit your local pharmacy? According to The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, most Australians visit a community pharmacy around 14 times a year! In recognition of World Pharmacist Day (25 September) – a day set aside to acknowledge and celebrate the role of pharmacists worldwide – here are six services that you […]
National Asthma Awareness Week: Puffer and inhaler care
It’s National Asthma Awareness Week! Here are a few things to note while caring for your puffer and inhaler. Cleaning your inhaler Different types of inhalers need to cleaned in different ways. Your puffer or inhaler will come with instructions in the package. Always check the package insert for any specific instructions. Instructions for the […]
Be Medicinewise Week – Medicine misuse can happen to anyone
This week is NPS Be Medicinewise Week – an annual event to promote the safe and wise use of medicines across Australia. This year’s campaign focuses on medicine misuse but what exactly is medicine misuse? Here is some useful information from NPS. Medicine misuse If you’re NOT taking your medicines as directed, then you may […]