MCWH Research Advocacy and Policy Officer Delaram Ansari spoke to SBS about the barriers that prevent migrant and refugee women from accessing culturally safe sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Abortion and reproductive rights in Australia
MCWH Research Advocacy and Policy Officer Delaram Ansari spoke to Jane Caro about the barriers to abortion access for migrant and refugee women in Australia.
How vaccine hesitancy became one of the pandemic’s biggest challenges
Reasons for vaccine hesitancy are complex and context-specific, varying across time, place and vaccine. National Program Manager Dr Regina Torres-Quiazon spoke to The West Australian about how our Health in My Language program can decrease vaccine hesitancy among migrant and refugee groups through culturally tailored, in-language health education.
Mothers reveal how language barriers impact prenatal care, as experts call for interpreters to be permanent hospital staff
National Program Manager Dr Regina Torres-Quiazon spoke with the ABC about the language barriers migrant women face when accessing prenatal care. She shared the critical need for interpreters to become permanent hospital staff to create stability in the profession and to ensure trust and continuity with patients.
Job Opportunity: Senior Prevention of Violence Project Officer Role
MCWH is recruiting for a Senior Prevention of Violence Project Officer to implement a 12 months project funded by Family Safety Victoria (FSV). The Senior PVAW Project Officer will implement the Better Access to Family Violence Services for Migrant Women…
MCWH Responds to the Federal Budget 2022/23
Our response to the Federal Budget 2022/23
Media Release: Women’s Health Services call for the next Victorian Government to maintain momentum for Gender Equity
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.