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Information on COVID-19 for pregnant women in English, Arabic, Dari, Nepalese, Simplified Chinese and Vietnamese

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Harmony Alliance has developed fact sheets about COVID-19 for pregnant women in English, Arabic, Dari, Nepalese, Simplified Chinese and Vietnamese. You can read more about COVID-19 for pregnant…

Cancer and coranavirus (COVID-19) fact sheets in English, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Farsi, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese

The Cancer Council of Victoria has developed fact sheets about cancer and coronavirus in English, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Farsi, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. You can read more about cancer and the coronavirus by…

Webinar: Kathryn Aedy on Prevention of violence against women and safer pathways to services for migrant and refugee communities

Mark your calendars! Our PVAW (Prevention of Violence Against Women) Team Leader, Kathryn Aedy, will be speaking on a webinar hosted by ANROWS about the ‘Prevention of violence against women and safer pathways to services for migrant and refugee communities’.…

Radio interview with our ED, Adele Murdolo on Rete Italia

Tune into Rete Italia at 11:30am today for an interview with our ED, Adele Murdolo. She’ll be talking about our work and how she got involved over 20 years go! This radio station is mostly in Italian but our program…

The WRAP #85: Time for universal healthcare, Social solidarity in a time of physical distance and 60 seconds with Alejandra Pineda

What a difference a month makes. For all of us, the world we live in, the way we spend each day, the conversations we are having and how we are having them, have all changed rapidly and will continue to…

It’s time for true universal healthcare

Remember to take precautions against COVID-19 with this catchy Vietnamese song In a health crisis, disadvantage and discrimination don’t disappear. In fact, there is ample evidence to suggest that social, economic and health inequities intensify and deepen. For migrant women,…

Physical distance, social solidarity

MCWH staff members staying connected while working from home In the past few weeks, we have seen sweeping changes and widespread expressions of fear across Australia and the globe. Panic buying, the closure of restaurants and places of worship, racist…

60 Seconds with Alejandra Pineda, PVAW Project Officer

Alejandra Pineda is a Prevention of Violence Against Women Project Officer at MCWH What is the best part of your day? I enjoy the ritual of drinking my very first cup of coffee at home, while reading the news and…

MCWH service changes until June: a response to COVID-19

At Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health, we’re aware that the COVID-19 outbreak has serious impacts on the health and wellbeing of migrant and refugee women, including our participants and staff. To best respond to this situation, we’re changing the way…

Hepatitis B fact sheets in Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Korean and Vietnamese

NSW Government has developed fact sheets about hepatitis B in Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Korean and Vietnamese. You can read more about hepatitis B by using the links below: Are you living with Hepatitis B? Find out. Get tested. (English).pdf Are…

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