COVID death rates in the west revealed
Over the past two months, Hobsons Bay has lost 21 residents who have died with or due to COVID, recording the second highest total in the west. The data was released by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
The ‘good lessons’ Australia should learn from the UK and Singapore about rapid antigen tests
A Melbourne doctor who was among the first to begin testing for COVID-19 says Australia should look abroad for “good lessons” about rapid antigen tests (RATs). With new COVID-19 testing protocols now in place, RATs play a key role in testing regimes. Deputy
UK warning: COVID-19 complacency in winter will ‘bite you on the backside’
An Australian doctor who oversaw vaccinations in an English city during the UK’s second wave of COVID-19 infections has warned Melbourne is at risk of another deadly outbreak unless more people are inoculated before winter. As Australia’s southern states approach the
Congratulations to Dr Mukesh Haikerwal on being named Hobsons Bay Citizen of the Year
Photo courtesy of Hobsons Bay City Council. We would like to offer our heartfelt congratulations to Dr Mukesh Haikerwal on being named the Hobsons Bay City Council's Citizen of the Year! Dr Haikerwal was recognised for his invaluable and unwavering commitment to
Exemplary doctor and enviro warrior honoured
An esteemed doctor in the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic and a budding conservationist have been crowned the 2021 Hobsons Bay Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year. Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, local general practitioner and former President
Outspoken Medico Mukesh Haikerwal Defied the Status Quo
‘It is about treating people with respect, not contempt,’ says Melbourne-based GP Mukesh Haikerwal. Photo: Aaron Francis The novel coronavirus is just the latest public health “catastrophe” Melbourne-based GP Mukesh Haikerwal has had to face in his medical career of about