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Milford Eye Clinic
Rotary members, from left, Paul Conroy, Jaimee Durham, Jennifer Palmer and Brian Mullan with crocuses.
Affiliated Southern Cross Healthcare provider
Polio immunisation highlighted
Red Beach Branch
• Dr Michael Fisk • Dr Brian Sloan • Dr Jo Koppens • Dr David Squirrell • Dr Rasha Altaie • Dr Nadeem Ahmad
Serving the eye needs of North Shore and Rodney for over 35 years Cataract, Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, Retina, Cornea, Laser, Oculoplastics, Paediatrics. Consultations available at our Red Beach, Warkworth and Milford branches.
• Coastcare, Red Beach Shopping Centre, Red Beach • Milford Eye Clinic, 181 Shakespeare Road, Milford • Warkworth, Unit 3, Warkworth Health Centre, Cnr Alnwick & Percy Streets, Warkworth
For all appointments phone 09 489 6871 L S AL ICE EE RV FR SE RE A
The fight against polio is one of medicines’ big success stories, with fewer than 75 cases confirmed worldwide last year. However, no-one is resting on UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates their laurels and there is an annual Foundation, and governments of the campaign to raise awareness of the world. need to eradicate it entirely. In some countries, children who have World Polio Day will be held on been immunised have their little October 24 and the new Rotary fingers coloured with purple dye, to Satellite Club of Orewa-Millwater is indicate to volunteers that they have leading a local awareness campaign received their dose. This is why the in Silverdale and Orewa, by selling purple crocus was adopted as a symbol the purple Rotary Crocus and raising of the campaign by Rotary. funds to end polio. Rotary Satellite Club chair, Paul In 1985, Rotary started its global polio Conroy says polio could be just a eradication initiative at a time when plane ride away from New Zealand, so the world saw about 1000 cases of it’s vital that funds are raised to help polio a day. The initiative, formed in end polio forever. 1988, is a public-private partnership The club will be at the Silverdale that includes Rotary, the World Market on Saturday, October 22, and Health Organisation, the US Centres Rotary Crocuses will also be available for Disease Control and Prevention, in local florist shops this month.
Warkworth Birth Centre
quality maternity care Orewa Community Church
Breast Feeding Support Group
Discovering God Sharing Christ’s Love Sunday Family Services 10am + Kids Journeys
First Wednesday of each month @ 10am
ALL MOTHERS WELCOME
FREE pregnancy tests Prenatal classes, birth venue & post-natal stay Own room in peaceful rural surroundings Excellent equipment and atmosphere Water birth a speciality Midwives on call at all times, and as backup for your caregiver (LMC) Full post-natal hospital stay 24 hour Registered Midwives/Nurses to care for you and your baby You can transfer from your birth hospital within 12 hours of normal birth or 24 hours following a Caesarian
Available to all women and their caregivers
For further information talk to your LMC/Midwife or Warkworth Birth Centre
Phone 09 425 8201 56 View Road, Warkworth www.warkworthbirthcentre.co.nz
9 Oct: 1 Corinthians – Unity & Maturity Speaker: Mike Sinclair 16 Oct: Mission Sunday Speakers: Fiji Mission Team
All Welcome Amorino Drive, Red Beach Ph 426 7023 | occ.net.nz