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.
Women’s health service launches program to give multilingual health education access to migrants and refugees
During the first stages of the pandemic, people who died of COVID-19 and were born overseas had an age-standardised death rate that was 2.5 times higher than people who were born in Australia. What’s causing this disparity in Covid-19 deaths? New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) reveals that for migrant and refugee communities, limited access to in-language and culturally tailored health information is a big contributor.
Policy Brief: Migrant and Refugee Women’s Perinatal Mental Health
Perinatal mental health conditions are common and can affect up to one in five mothers in Australia, including people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. Read our policy brief about this important issue.
How to perform a rapid antigen test for parents and caregivers video in Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek and Italian
Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health has developed videos for parents and caregivers about how to perform a rapid antigen test in Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek and Italian. You can watch these videos by using the links below: How to perform a…
How to perform a rapid antigen test video in Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek and Italian
Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health has developed video’s about how to perform a rapid antigen test in Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek and Italian. You can watch the videos by using the links below: How to perform a rapid antigen test (English)…
Making the Links Project Outcomes and Learnings Report
MCWH is proud to release the Making the Links Project Learnings Report and Project Video.
Our Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-23 Artwork
MCWH is proud to have worked with talented artist @jessicatedim.art on our Reconciliation Action Plan 2022 – 23.