Dr Dawoud Rowais

Dr Rowais' surgery is a general family practice. Please feel free to browse our website to find out everything you may need to know about Dr. Rowais and the practice staff. The surgery location, opening hours and any important announcements are also stated on the website.

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ATTENTION ALL PATIENTS

Doctor Rowais Surgery is happy to announce that we are open again to see patient's face to face and is also still doing telehealth. However, we are currently not accepting new patients and patient's who have not visited in the last 3 yeasrs until further notice. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

This means, that the Dr is currently only seeing his regular patients face to face or will speak to you on the phone to discuss your health.

Any inquiries for prescriptions, referrals and results may also be consulted via the phone and face to face which we will then mail or fax to your nominated pharmacy and Specialist upon request.

Please stay safe and we look forward to seeing you all well and healthy.

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ATTENTION ALL PATIENTS

DR ROWAIS SURGERY OFFERS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THE FLU VACCINE FOR ANYONE OVER 6 MONTHS.

Normally, it is best to wait until the middle of May for the flu vaccination as RACGP President warns last year that having a flu shot too early means people could be unprotected at the end of the season.
 
However this is not a normal year.

RACGP are advising that you should start as soon as the vaccines arrive, given the flu is already circulating.
 
The reason is that the regular flu season may coincide with the peak of the current coronavirus pandemic, potentially stressing Australia’s health system even further.

Although the flu vaccination won’t protect you from COVID-19, it will reduce your risk of getting influenza. In 2020 Australians are advised to get immunised against influenza as early as possible.

Don’t wait, call us and book your appointment today!

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ATTENTION  PARENTS OF STUDENTS

AND CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 15-19 YEARS

DR ROWAIS' SURGERY OFFERS YOU IMMUNASATION AGAINST

MENINGOCOCCAL A-C-W-Y.

In Victoria a free school-based meningococcal ACWY vaccination program commenced in term 2 of the 2017 school year for students in Years 10,11 and 12 or age equivalent (15 to 19 years old) and ceases on 31 December 2017.

Meningococcal disease is any infection caused by bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis (also known as meningococcal bacteria). Although meningococcal disease is uncommon, it is very serious. About 10 per cent of the population carry meningococcal bacteria in their throat without becoming unwell. These people are known as ‘carriers’.

Invasive meningococcal disease occurs when these bacteria, which usually live in the throat, enter the blood stream to cause septicaemia (infection in the blood, also known as ‘bacteremia’) or meningitis, (inflammation of the membrane covering of the brain). Occasionally, severe infection can also occur in the joints, throat, lungs or intestines.

Meningococcal bacteria are passed from person to person by close, prolonged household and intimate contact. In a small number of people, the bacteria can enter the bloodstream and cause invasive meningococcal disease, which can develop very quickly and causes death in about five to 10 per cent of cases

BE SAFE AND BOOK YOUR VACCINATION APPOINTMENT TODAY!

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FREE SHINGLES VACCINE FOR PATIENTS OVER 70

PROTECT YOURSELF NOW!

Shingles is a painful blistering rash caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus - the same virus that causes chicken pox.

1 in 3 people will develop Shingles in their lifetime.

As a person gets older so does the risk of getting shingles and neurological complications increases.

Other complications may include scarring, skin infections, loss of vision or hearing, pneumonia and/or neurological problems.

Call and book an appointment for your shingles vaccine now.