The Victorian women’s health and wellbeing strategy 2010-2014 aims to improve women’s health and wellbeing over the next four years with a focus on identified populations with poorer health outcomes where targeted approaches are required. The strategy focuses on women’s health within mainstream health services, and identifies opportunities for services… Read More »Women’s health & wellbeing strategy 2010
Nine months in the making and 3 years since the Government committed to appoint a National Council for Violence Against Women, the night of Tuesday 14th September saw the culmination of a great body of work with the launch of the “Happy Healthy Women, Not Just Survivors” report which advocates… Read More »Launch of Happy Healthy Women, Not Just Survivors
Padmini (Mini) Murthy, MD, MPH, MS is a physician and an activist who did her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has practiced medicine in various countries. She has a Master’s in Public Health and a Masters in Management from New York University (NYU). She is also a Certified Health… Read More »Introducing Dr Padmini Murthy
The Constance Stone Oration is awarded by the Victorian Medical Women’s Society yearly. The oration celebrates the past and present achievements of the VMWS and medical women and is named to honour the first female registered to practice Medicine in Australia. Speakers are invited to deliver the oration because of… Read More »The Constance Stone Oration
In the lead up to the MDG summit in September at the United Nations, the latest information and materials on the MDGs has been released. Preparations for the Summit on the MDGs (to be held in New York on 20-22 September) officially started this month, when the General Assembly President… Read More »Millennium Development Goals
VMWS congratulates Dr Sally Cockburn who has been formally inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women for her remarkable leadership and contributions to the Victorian community. Biographies of the 20 inspirational Victorian women inducted in 2010 are described in the 2010 Honour Roll Booklet. Congratulations Sally!
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has released the 2008 state of Victoria’s children report. It is available for download from this page.
Today’s article in the Herald Sun reports that sexual harassment, bullying and intimidation is rife in Victorian Hospitals, with over 3 official complaints each week. Click here to read more.
The Victorian Medical Women’s Society (VMWS) Press Release 13th April 2009 Child abuse perpetrators and the Medical Profession Our mission as an organisation is to “promote the health of all Victorians, particularly women and children.”. A GP from Eltham served 16 months in jail for sexually abusing boys aged 12… Read More »Child abuse perpetrators & the Medical Profession
Worldwide, it is estimated that over 130 million girls and women have undergone some form of genital mutilation/cutting, and at least three million girls are at risk of undergoing the practice every year. Cultural practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM) are rooted in a set of beliefs, values, cultural… Read More »Mandatory child protection reporting, female genital mutilation & the Family and Reproductive Rights Education Program
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