Assisting skilled migrant women to find employment unlocks a vast pool of talent that is currently undervalued.
Bilingual health program receives funding boost in preparation for winter flu season.
The Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health is pleased to announce that the National Health in My Language program has been extended to 30 June 2023. In just six months since its launch, over 700 health education sessions have been delivered…
Media Release: Women’s health experts appointed to tackle ‘medical misogyny’
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.