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On the front line: Mena Alsaffar
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On the front line: Mena Alsaffar
Thursday 6 May 2021, 01:29 PM
South Auckland pharmacist Mena Alsaffar is juggling pharmacy with looking after her baby and toddler
Pharmacist Mena Alsaffar owns Turuki Pharmacy Panmure and Papakura Marae Pharmacy in Auckland alongside her husband, Jaffer Al-Jumaily. She arrived in New Zealand at age four, after emigrating from Iraq with her parents Ahmed and Eman, who are also pharmacists
Pharmacist Mena Alsaffar owns Turuki Pharmacy Panmure and Papakura Marae Pharmacy in Auckland alongside her husband, Jaffer Al-Jumaily. She arrived in