MCWH is excited to announce that we will receive $700,000 to deliver activities to address the health impacts of female genital mutilation on women and girls, announced in the Commonwealth Budget 2022-23.
Victorian Women are sick of small change: Underinvestment in women’s health increases illness and depression
Today CEOs of Victoria’s 12 women’s health services, along with Rainbow Health Australia, are calling for an immediate uplift in investment to secure the health and wellbeing of Victorian women, following the release of alarming data which shows Victorian women have gotten sicker, more anxious and depressed since the commencement of the COVID19 pandemic.
Making the Links Podcast: Episode 7
In this episode we will be talking to Acting Senior Sergeant Maha Sukkar who became the first Muslim policewoman in Victoria to wear a hijab in 2004. We will ask Maha about her work with the multicultural community and barriers they may experience with the police.
Submission into the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Support Needs for Older Victorians from Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds
We are proud to share our Submission into the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Support Needs for Older Victorians from Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds. Read a Word document version of our Submission into the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Support…
Joint Submission into Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Support Needs for Older Victorians from Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds
Read our recommendations to support the needs of older Victorians from migrant and refugee backgrounds.
Annual Report 2020-21
We are very proud to present our 2020-21 Annual Report: a vital connection for migrant women.
Budget Bid 2022/23: Equity and wellbeing for migrant women
MCWH is calling for meaningful investment in migrant and refugee women’s health and wellbeing in the next Victorian Budget.
Making the Links Podcast: Episode 6
On this episode we talked with Gagan Kaur Cheema on the invaluable work health educators and bilingual workers do in the community and organisations.
The Royal Commission and women’s mental health: challenges and opportunities: 17 August 2021
MCWH Executive Director Adele Murdolo discussed the implications of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System on a panel hosted by the Women’s Mental Health Alliance and Mental Health Victoria.
Pregnancy video in Burmese, Dari, Farsi, Hakha Chin, Italian, Korean, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese
Family Planning Victoria and Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health has developed videos about pregnancy in Burmese, Dari, Farsi, Hakha Chin, Italian, Korean, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese. You can watch the videos…