Dr Adele Murdolo joins AM – ABC radio to talk about the systemic barriers migrant women are facing in accessing COVID-19 information.
Settlement Guide: The impact of COVID-19 on gambling behaviour
People from migrant and refugee backgrounds tend to gamble less than the overall population. However, the rate of gambling for some communities is said to be around five times greater than the wider community.
Reaching migrant women during COVID-19
Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health’s (MCWH) has adapted its existing health education model to ensure migrant women still have access to accurate health information during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.
【全球第一】澳洲有望 15 年内消除子宫颈癌
但多元文化妇女健康中心(MCWH)的默多洛医生(Dr Adele Murdolo)表示,本地有超过八成人是在修读中学过后的成人阶段才由海外移民到澳洲,因此可能根本尚未接受任何疫苗注射或有关癌症的教育。
Aiming to eliminate cervical cancer
A collaboration between the Australian Government, the Cancer Council and the World Health Organisation has set firm targets to eliminate cervical cancer.
È essenziale la diffusione di informazioni multilingue, non solo in inglese
By Il Globo Editorial Team Accessed: 6 August 2020 È essenziale la diffusione di informazioni multilingue, non solo in inglese. Dalla disoccupazione agli alloggi, dall’isolamento sociale alle violenze familiari. Featuring MCWH Executive Director, Dr Adele Murdolo
COVID: language barriers continue to put multicultural groups at risk
Listen to MCWH health educator, Qia Sun, talking about our work with the housing estates across Melbourne.
Media release: 1 week, 1337 calls to migrants in public housing towers
July 2020 From unemployment to housing, and increased social isolation to family violence, COVID-19 has affected the lives of migrant women in Australia. And yet, they have fewer opportunities to access culturally appropriate information and services in their own language.…
The government’s talking to migrant community leaders, but where are the women?
Excerpt from Pro Bono Australia Accessed on 08/07/2020 Article by Maggie Coggan “MCWH, supported by a coalition of 19 other women’s health and advocacy organisations, is now calling on the Victorian government to recognise the pivotal role migrant women play…
Call issued to urgently prioritise the voices of migrant women
Excerpt from Women’s Agenda Accessed on 09/07/2020 Article by Jessie Tu “The MCWH believes trained peer health educators are required to engage communities with “tailored, accurate and multilingual information and support.” “This type of support has never been more important,”…