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Flu What is the Flu? Influenza, commonly called "the flu," is an illness caused by RNA viruses that infect the respiratory tract of many animals, birds, and humans. In most people, the infection results in...

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Immunizations Immunization: Vaccination. Immunizations work by stimulating the immune system, the natural disease-fighting system of the body. The healthy immune system is able to recognize invading bacteria and viruses...

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Flood Borne Diseases Efficient Approaches to avoid Flood-Borne-Diseases. Rain…rain… go away… come again another day.” Sounds familiar? Yup! Who among us folks can’t recall this prominent nursery lyrics. This song...

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Dengue Outbreak What is dengue fever? Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with symptoms...

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Health Info

At Family Medical Centre, we are particularly interested in making available a wide range of health information. We believe that having information about your medical condition enables you to make better choices to improve your health. With the correct information you are able to understand the management of your condition and so participate in the decisions regarding the treatment options outlined by your doctor. You are more motivated to make appropriate lifestyle changes so as to enhance the effectiveness of your treatment. Most importantly you are able to make choices which can prevent the onset of disease.

We have a library of books and brochures at Family Medical Centre available on loan, covering  many common medical issues and diseases. We are also happy to suggest websites  which may be of interest. Your doctor will be happy to suggest the material which is suitable for you.