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Blacktown Mount Druitt News 

Community grants to fund migrant and refugee programs

19 Jul, 2017, 2:30 pm19 Jul, 2017, 2:31 pm Emma Smith 0 Comments health literacy, refugees, Stockland community grants

Stockland’s Community Grants program has awarded Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals’ funding to conduct two programs over the next year.

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Butan refugees Khadga Poudel, Deuki Maya, Afghanistan refugee Karinh Rahmani and Butan refugee Khadka Budathoki and Afghanistan refugee Hameeda Hameeda.
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Bridging the gap

06 Jul, 2017, 2:03 pm20 Jul, 2017, 11:38 am Anne Markey 0 Comments Blacktown Hospital, multicultural health, refugees, Westmead Hospital

A simple program of familiarisation and information is improving the healthcare experiences of newly arrived migrants and refugees at Westmead

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Blacktown Mount Druitt Featured 

Families enjoy multicultural day

21 Jun, 2017, 1:56 pm21 Jun, 2017, 2:00 pm Sia Anthopoulos 0 Comments Blacktown, health, multicultural, refugees

Families enjoyed the Make Healthy Normal Zone at this year’s Refugee Week event, which was on display at Blacktown RSL on Tuesday.

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  • NSW residents urged to get free flu shot as another 211 people admitted to hospital

    NSW residents urged to get free flu shot as another 211 people admitted to hospital

    23 Jun, 2022, 9:10 am23 Jun, 2022, 9:10 am Alyssa Terese
  • Towards the elimination of hepatitis C as a public health concern

    Towards the elimination of hepatitis C as a public health concern

    22 Jun, 2022, 12:24 pm22 Jun, 2022, 12:25 pm Sia Anthopoulos
  • Record $33 billion for healthcare in New South Wales

    Record $33 billion for healthcare in New South Wales

    21 Jun, 2022, 12:39 pm21 Jun, 2022, 12:40 pm Sia Anthopoulos
  • Measles case identified in NSW/Victoria border region

    Measles case identified in NSW/Victoria border region

    19 Jun, 2022, 8:03 pm19 Jun, 2022, 8:03 pm Alyssa Terese

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