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…

Sleep fact sheets in Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dari, Farsi, Hindi, Nepali, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish and Vietnamese

Phoenix Australia has developed fact sheets about sleep in Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dari, Farsi, Hindi, Nepali, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish and Vietnamese. You can read more about sleep by using the links below: Sleep handout (English) fact sheet.pdf…

Glycemic index fact sheets in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Vietnamese

National Diabetes Services Scheme has developed fact sheets about glycemic index in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Vietnamese. You can read more about the glycemic index by using the links below: Glycemic index-quick guide (English)…
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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.

Fresh voices on FGM/C – Episode 6: Seorang pendidik masyarakat

  Podcast ini membahas dampak dan bahaya sunat perempuan. Menurut Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia (WHO), ada empat macam sunat perempuan. Sunat perempuan tidak memiliki manfaat kesehatan. Melainkan, sunat perempuan dapat mengakibatkan dampak jangka pendek, maupun jangka panjang, termasuk kematian. Language note:…

Fresh voices on FGM/C – Episode 5: A Family Divided

  To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation / Circumcision / Cutting (FGM/C), NETFA Leadership Program participant, “Trish” (not her real name), shares her experiences of conflicting beliefs held by different generations of her family…

Fresh voices on FGM/C – Episode 4: A Couple

  To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation / Circumcision / Cutting (FGM/C), NETFA Leadership Program participant, Patience Afor, interviews a survivor of FGM/C, “Victoria” (not her real name) and her husband, “Chris” (also not…

Fresh voices on FGM/C – Episode 3: A GP

  To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation / Circumcision / Cutting (FGM/C), NETFA Leadership Program participant, Lara Cristina Cruz, interviews Dr. Veena Barsiwal, a doctor and counsellor. Dr. Barsiwal speaks about the importance of…