MCWH Executive Director has been appointed as a member of the new National Women’s Health Advisory Council, which will bring together diverse expertise to examine the unique challenges that women and girls experience in the health system.
The Too Hard Basket: Migrant women and the health system
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.
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.
Life-saving multilingual COVID-19 health education program launches
For migrant and refugee communities, access to in-language and culturally tailored health information can be a matter of life or death. The Advocate covers how our Health in My Language project is working to address this.
MCWH launches their first national multilingual health education program
We are excited to announce the launch of our first national COVID-19 health education program, Health in My Language.