The Victorian Women’s Health Services, which includes Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health, have released their 2022 Victorian Election Platform.
Lockdowns may be over but loneliness lingers
MCWH’s bilingual health educator, Felicia Belagia, spoke with SBS News about the importance of providing accessible and culturally appropriate in-language health information during COVID-19, especially for those experiencing heightened isolation as a result of the pandemic.
Breaking the Barriers Report
The Breaking the Barriers Report is an outcome of the Workforce of Multilingual Health Educators (WOMHEn) Project, which was co-led by Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health and Gender Equity Victoria, working in partnership with ten other Women’s Health Services across…
Volunteer and internship policy
As a general rule, MCWH does not provide opportunities to volunteer with our organisation. We believe it is important to recognise and, whenever possible, remunerate migrant and refugee women for their work. Read more about our volunteer policy.
Life-saving multilingual COVID-19 health education program launches
For migrant and refugee communities, access to in-language and culturally tailored health information can be a matter of life or death. The Advocate covers how our Health in My Language project is working to address this.
Advocacy Brief: All Together in Prevention and Response Project
Bringing together multicultural, ethno-specific and faith-based organisations working in early intervention and prevention of violence against migrant and refugee women to build their capacity and engage in collective, reflective practice.
MCWH launches their first national multilingual health education program
We are excited to announce the launch of our first national COVID-19 health education program, Health in My Language.
Antenatal care in Australia: what is it and why it’s important?
Executive Director of the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health, Dr Adele Murdolo, spoke to SBS about the importance of timely antenatal care, and why socioeconomic disadvantage can cause migrant women to access antenatal care at a much later point than other non-migrant women.
Improving mental health among migrant and refugee women
We are excited to announce the launch of our new advocacy and research project, Building Bridges, which aims to strengthen mental health services for migrant and refugee women through direct participation of the community in the mental health reform process.
Understanding risks of stillbirth and what you can do to reduce it
Our health educator Gagan Kaur Cheema spoke to SBS Punjabi about the Maternal Health Education for Migrant and Refugee Women project which aims to increase awareness on the issue of stillbirth among migrant women.