On the front line

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On the front line

Natasha Jojoa Burling

Natasha Jojoa Burling

Alaa Al-Khaleefa
Alaa Al-Khaleefa manages the Unichem Waiora Pharmacy and is a member of the New Zealand Army Reserve Force. She is wearing officer service dress [formal wear) [Image - New Zealand Defence Force]

Unichem Waiora Pharmacy manager Alaa Al-Khaleefa talks to Natasha Jojoa Burling about moving to New Zealand as a refugee, becoming a pharmacist and why she is now a member of the New Zealand Army Reserve Force

Tell us a little about yourself, Both of my parents are Iraqi, but I was born in Iran. My parents migrated there during the war between the two countries. I came to New Zealand with m