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Multilingual information about preeclampsia in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Somali, Turkish, Vietnamese and English

Preeclampsia is an illness that occurs during or immediately after pregnancy. It can affect both mother and baby. The Women’s Hospital has developed multilingual fact sheets explaining preeclampsia in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Somali, Turkish, Vietnamese and English. Fact sheets: Explaining…

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Bilingual information about menopause in Arabic and English

Bilingual information about what menopause is, the symptoms that women can experience and ways to manage the symptoms, in Arabic and English Know your health: Menopause – Arabic Know your health – Menopause in English

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Multilingual resources about safety and technology in Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Karen, Persian, Punjabi, Tamil, Thai, Vietnamese and English

Advice and information available in twelve different languages to assist women who are experiencing technology-facilitated abuse. Topics covered in the downloadable guides include: Guide 1 – Keeping your device safe and secure Guide 2 – Using social media safely Guide…

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We want you! Women’s Leadership Course in Sunshine

Are you looking for work or volunteer opportunities? Do you have an idea but don’t know how make it come true? We want you! Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health is running a Women’s Leadership course for immigrant and refugee women…

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Sexual and reproductive health videos and fact sheets in Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Dari, Karen, Punjabi, Somali, Tamil, Vietnamese, Hakha Chin, Dari, Somali and Urdu

MCWH is very proud to have developed a suite of reproductive and sexual health education fact sheets and videos in partnership with Family Planning Victoria. The resources have been developed in 13 languages: Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Dari, Karen, Punjabi, Somali,…

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Multilingual stroke resources in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Turkish, Vietnamese and English

All about stroke fact sheet and video has been translated into eight languages and it provides information for people who are interested in learning more about stroke. It includes information on: What stroke is How stroke can be prevented Treatment…

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Gambling awareness brochures in Assyrian, Dari, Hazaragi, Punjabi, Tamil and simple English

MCWH has worked in collaboration with community organisations in Victoria, project partners and the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation to produce five new factsheets to raise awareness about gambling and potential harms related to gambling and gaming. “How does gambling affect…

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Multilingual brochures about Hepatitis C: Good news about treatment in Vietnamese, Chinese and plain English

North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network and St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne have developed a colourful 2o page brochure called Hepatitis C: Good news about treatment, Viêm gan siêu vi C Tin Mừng về Điều Trị and 丙型肝炎关于治疗方法的好消息. The…

Can we all be feminists?

New writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 others on intersectionality, identity and the way forward for feminism Edited by June Eric Udorie MCWH is excited to add this collection of essays to our library, featuring seventeen writers from…

Stay up to date with new multilingual resources for women's health

Happy International Women’s Day to all the remarkable women who continue to leave their mark and create a better pathway for women all around the world. There is still work to be done –but let’s take this moment to celebrate,…

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